Open AccessQ fever outbreak in Botevgrad, Bulgaria: May-June 2004
Author(s) -
G Kamenov,
M. Tiholova
Publication year - 2004
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 9999-1233
DOI - 10.2807/esw.08.35.02535-en
Subject(s) - outbreak , coxiella burnetii , q fever , zoonosis , transmission (telecommunications) , geography , virology , veterinary medicine , biology , medicine , telecommunications , computer science
Q fever is a widespread zoonosis in Bulgaria, caused by Coxiella burnetii. The major route of transmission from animals to humans is by infected aerosols. Over the past decade, the number of both sporadic cases and outbreaks in Bulgaria has increased