Coxiella burnetii is the agent of Q fever, or “query fever,” a zoonosis first described in
Australia in 1937. Since this first description, knowledge about this pathogen and its …

Q fever is an ubiquitous zoonosis caused by an resistant intracellular bacterium, Coxiella
burnetii. In certain areas, Q fever can be a severe public health problem, and awareness of …

Q fever, a zoonotic disease caused by the bacterium Coxiella burnetii, can cause acute or
chronic illness in humans. Transmission occurs primarily through inhalation of aerosols from …

Background The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) disease
(COVID-19) triggers the development of numerous pathologies and infection-linked …

Background Long-term fatigue with detrimental effects on daily functioning often occurs
following acute Q-fever. Following the 2007–2010 Q-fever outbreak in the Netherlands with …

Since 2007, the Netherlands is faced with the largest outbreak of Q fever ever reported. In
the last four years, over 4000 cases have been reported. The course of the epidemic and …

Coxiella burnetii is an obligate intracellular Gram-negative bacterium and the causative
agent of a worldwide zoonosis known as Q fever. The pathogen invades monocytes and …

Coxiella burnetii is the causative agent of Q fever, a disease with a spectrum of
presentations from the mild to fatal, including chronic sequelae. Since its discovery in 1935 …

Background. Approximately 20% of patients with acute Q fever will develop chronic fatigue,
referred to as Q fever fatigue syndrome (QFS). The objective of this randomized controlled …

Chronic fatiguing illnesses following well-documented infections and acute “infectious-like”
illnesses of uncertain cause have been reported for many decades. Chronic fatigue …