Emerging Infectious Diseases (Feb 2000)

First Report of Q Fever in Oman

  • Euan M. Scrimgeour,
  • William J. Johnston,
  • Said H.S. Al Dhahry,
  • Hussein S. El-Khatim,
  • Valliath John,
  • Mohamed Musa

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0601.000114
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 1
pp. 74 – 79

Abstract

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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 acute Q fever in Oman.

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