Outbreak of Q fever among US military in Western Iraq, June-July 2005

Dennis J. Faix; Dustin J. Harrison; Mark S. Riddle; Andrew F. Vaughn; Samuel L. Yingst; Kenneth Earhart; Glenn Thibault

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Outbreak of Q fever among US military in Western Iraq, June-July 2005

Dennis J. Faix, Dustin J. Harrison, Mark S. Riddle, Andrew F. Vaughn, Samuel L. Yingst, Kenneth Earhart, Glenn Thibault

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An outbreak of Q fever occurred in 22 (58%) of 38 Marines deployed to Iraq in 2005. Fever (in 100% of patients), respiratory symptoms (76%), and gastrointestinal symptoms (53%) were common. Possible risk factors included dust and exposure to animals and ticks.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	e65-e68
Journal	Clinical Infectious Diseases
Volume	46
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/528866
State	Published - 1 Apr 2008
Externally published	Yes

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