Publications and Resources
Fact Sheets
Q Fever Safety at Livestock Birthing Exhibits: Information for Operators and Managers
US Agency and Association Guidelines
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Diagnosis and management of Q fever—United States, 2013. MMWR Recommendations and Reports 2013; 62(3).
National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians and National Assembly of State Animal Health Officials. Prevention and Control of Coxiella burnetii Infection among Humans and Animals: Guidance for a Coordinated Public Health and Animal Health Response, 2013 [PDF – 30 pages].
National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians. Compendium of Measures to Prevent Disease Associated with Animals in Public Settings, 2017 [PDF – 25 pages].
U.S. Department of Agriculture. Evaluation of factors that would initiate or propagate epidemic coxiellosis in the U.S. domesticated goat population [PDF – 104 pages]. USDA:APHIS:VS:Centers for Epidemiology and Animal Health. Fort Collins, CO. June 2013.
Important Journal Articles
- Acute and chronic Q fever national surveillance – United States, 2008-2017
Cherry CC, Nichols Heitman K, Bestul NC, Kersh GJ. Zoonoses Public Health. 2022 Mar;69(2):73-82. - Q fever (comprehensive overview published in Clinical Microbiology Reviews)
Maurin M, Raoult D. Clin Microbiol Rev 1999 Oct;12(4):518-553. - Diagnosis of Q fever
Fournier PE, Marrie TG, Raolt D. J Clin Microbiol 1998 Jul;36(7):1823-1834. - Q fever
McQuiston JH, Childs JE, Thompson HA. JAVMA 2002;221(6):796-799. - Q fever in humans and animals in the United States
McQuiston JH, Childs JE. Vect B Zoon Dis 2002 Sep;2(3):179-191. - Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal: Q fever and the U.S. military
Anderson AD, Smoak B, Shuping E, Ockenhouse C, Petruccelli B. Emer Infect Dis 2005 Aug;11(8):1320-1322. - Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal: Wind in November, Q Fever in December
Tissot-Dupont H, Amadei A-M, Nezri M, Raoult D. Emer Infect Dis 2004 Jul;10(7):1264-1269. - Q fever: a biological weapon in your backyard.
Madariaga MG, Rezai K, Trenholme GM, Weinstein RA. Lancet Infect Dis. 2003;3(11):709-21. - Q fever in the Netherlands: an update on the epidemiology and control measures.
Van der Hoek W, Dijkstra F, Schimmer B, Schneeberger P, Vellema P, Wijkmans C, et al. Euro Surveill. 2010;15(12):19520. - Microbiological challenges in the diagnosis of chronic Q fever.
Kampschreur LM, Oosterheert JJ, Koop AMC, Wegdam-Blans MCA, Delsing CE, Bleeker-Rovers CP, et al. Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2012 May 1, 2012;19(5):787-90. - Surveillance for Q Fever endocarditis in the United States, 1999–2015.
Straily A, Dahlgren FS, Peterson A, Paddock CD. Clin Infect Dis. 2017. - Seroprevalence of Q fever in the United States, 2003–2004.
Anderson AD, Kruszon-Moran D, Loftis AD, McQuillan G, Nicholson WL, Priestley RA, et al. AJTMH 2009;81(4):691-4. - Presence and persistence of Coxiella burnetii in the environments of goat farms associated with a Q fever outbreak.
Kersh GJ, Fitzpatrick KA, Self JS, Priestley RA, Kelly AJ, Lash RR, et al. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2013;79(5):1697-703. - From Q fever to Coxiella burnetii infection: a paradigm change.
Eldin C, Mélenotte C, Mediannikov O, Ghigo E, Million M, Edouard S, et al. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2017;30(1):115-90.
Occupational Reports
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Evaluation of Zoonotic Disease and Exposure in Persons Working with Marine Mammals. [PDF – 38 pages] Health Hazard Evaluation Program, Report 2011-0105-3173.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Evaluation of Hepatitis among Bentonite Mine Workers, Wyoming. [PDF – 18 pages] Health Hazard Evaluation Program, Report 1992-0361-2343.