First report of Q fever in Oman

Authors
Scrimgeour, EM Johnston, WJ Al Dhahry, SHS El-Khatim, HS John, V Musa, M
Citation
Em. Scrimgeour et al., First report of Q fever in Oman, EM INFECT D, 6(1), 2000, pp. 74-76
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease
Journal title
EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
ISSN journal
10806040 → ACNP
Volume
6
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Pages
74 - 76
Database
ISI
SICI code
1080-6040(200001/02)6:1<74:FROQFI>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
Although serologic evidence suggests the presence of Q fever in humans and animals in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, acute Q fever has not been reported on the Arabian Peninsula. We report the first two cases of a cute Q fever in Oman.