Q Fever — Worldwide/Unknown
The following background data on Q fever in Spain are abstracted from Gideon and the Gideon e-book series. [1,2]:
Time and place:
The 1st cases of Q fever in Spain were reported in 1950. Q fever rates are highest in the Basque region (accounting for 60 per cent of community-acquired pneumonias) and Navarre. Pneumonia is the predominant clinical presentation in the north, and hepatitis in the south. Ten outbreaks were registered during 1981 to 1985. 130 cases of Q fever were reported in
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