Q Fever in Greenland

We report a patient with Q fever endocarditis in a settlement in eastern Greenland (Isortoq, Ammassalik area). Likely animal sources include sled dogs and seals. Q fever may be underdiagnosed in Arctic areas but may also represent an emerging infection.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Authors: Anders Koch, Claus Bo Svendsen, Jens Jørgen Christensen, Henning Bundgaard, Lars Vindfeld, Claus Bohn Christiansen, Michael Kemp, Steen Villumsen
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010
Subjects:
Q fever
Coxiella burnetii
endocarditis
bacteria
Greenland
Arctic
Medicine
R
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Ammassalik
Isortoq
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1603.091220
https://doaj.org/article/bd693ae0b2d8467983861c60ccc06b05
Description
Summary:We report a patient with Q fever endocarditis in a settlement in eastern Greenland (Isortoq, Ammassalik area). Likely animal sources include sled dogs and seals. Q fever may be underdiagnosed in Arctic areas but may also represent an emerging infection.

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