Background: Countries in the World Health Organization (WHO) Eastern Mediterranean
Region (EMR) are predisposed to highly contagious, severe and fatal, emerging infectious …

Although we live in the genomic era, the accessibility of the complete genome sequence of
Coxiella burnetii, the etiological agent of Q fever, has increased knowledge in the field of …

Background Q fever is one of the most important zoonotic diseases caused by Coxiella
burnetii. Although Q fever is an endemic disease in Iran, epidemiological data on C. burnetii …

Coxiella burnetii, a zoonotic pathogen, is the causative agent of Q fever, an endemic
disease in Iran. However, there is currently a lack of available data on the genotypes of C …

Coxiella burnetii is causative agent of Q fever, which is a public health problem in most
countries. The aim of this study was to study the prevalence rate of C. burnetii in raw milk of …

Q fever is a major zoonotic disease in the world. The aim of this meta-analysis was to
estimate the prevalence of Coxiella burnetii in animal milk in Iran. We systematically …

Acute undifferentiated fever (AUF) is frequently observed in tropical settings, but diagnosing
the cause of AUF is often a challenge for local physicians and the physicians treating …

Background Tick-borne zoonoses in the Order Rickettsiales and Legionellales cause
infections that often manifest as undifferentiated fevers that are not easy to distinguish from …

Diagnosis of Q fever is difficult due to the lack of distinct clinical features that distinguish it
from other febrile diseases. Serologic testing is the gold standard method for diagnosing Q …

Patients with the underlying valvular heart disease are at the high risk of developing sub-
acute or chronic endocarditis secondary to Coxiella burnetii. Q fever endocarditis is the most …