First report of Q fever in Oman.

Emerging Infectious Diseases | January 1, 2000| | Copyright

Although serologic evidence suggests the presence of Q fever in humans and animals in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, acute Q fever has not been reported on the Arabian Peninsula. We report the first two cases of acute Q fever in Oman.

Acute Q fever has not been reported on the Arabian Peninsula; however, serologic studies have documented Coxiella burnetii in eastern Saudi Arabia. In Riyadh, in the late 1960s, 8.4% of residents [is greater than] 5 years of age were seropositive (1). Veterinary studies in Saudi Arabia have shown that Q fever occurs in livestock ...

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