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. 2000 Jan-Feb;6(1):74–76. doi: 10.3201/eid0601.000114

First report of Q fever in Oman.

E M Scrimgeour 1, W J Johnston 1, S H Al Dhahry 1, H S El-Khatim 1, V John 1, M Musa 1
PMCID: PMC2627974  PMID: 10653575

Abstract

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.

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