Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: We report a patient diagnosed with Q fever who developed an acute hepatitis after tick exposure. Sequence analysis of PCR fragments from the patient´s blood and the tick from the patient (Hyalomma lusitanicum) showed homologous (100% identity) Coxiella burnetii sequences, suggesting direct Q fever transmission by a H. lusitanicum tick.
Source: Emerging Microbes & Infections
Institutions: Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Enfermedades Infecciosas, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Hospital San Pedro, Center for Biomedical Research of La Rioja, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias
Language: English
Subfield: Parasitology
Field: Immunology and Microbiology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,643
OpenAlex ID: W4414933898