Seroepidemiological survey of Q fever in livestock and humans in Bura, Tana River County, Kenya
Q fever is a zoonotic disease caused by the intracellular bacterium Coxiella burnetii. It was first described in 1935. Ruminants are considered to be the primary source of infection to humans who become infected through inhalation of aerosols from infected ruminants and also through exposure to a...
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University of Nairobi
2016
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/78810 |
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