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.

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases 2010-03, Vol.16 (3), p.511-513
Main Authors: Koch, Anders, Svendsen, Claus Bo, Christensen, Jens Jorgen, Bundgaard, Henning, Vindfeld, Lars, Christiansen, Claus Bohn, Kemp, Michael, Villumsen, Steen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Animals
Antibodies, Bacterial - blood
Aorta - microbiology
Arctic
bacteria
Case studies
Coxiella burnetii
Coxiella burnetii - classification
Coxiella burnetii - genetics
Coxiella burnetii - immunology
Coxiella burnetii - isolation & purification
Diagnosis
Dispatch
DNA sequencing
DNA, Bacterial - blood
Dogs
endocarditis
Endocarditis, Bacterial - diagnosis
Endocarditis, Bacterial - microbiology
Greenland
Health aspects
Humans
Immunoglobulin G
Male
Mitral Valve - microbiology
Molecular Sequence Data
Nucleotide sequencing
Physiological aspects
Q fever
Q Fever - diagnosis
Q Fever - microbiology
Rickettsia
Sequence Analysis, DNA
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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.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid1603.091220