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Number of patients who were diagnosed with acute Q fever in each month. Twenty-nine (60.4%) patients were diagnosed between June and September. In summer, animals are grazed in larger areas. People are more frequently exposed to the contaminated environments in farming season. It could be a reason of the slight increase of Q fever patients during summer
