Capybara and Brush Cutter Involvement in Q Fever Outbreak in Remote Area of Amazon Rain Forest, French Guiana, 2014

Jacques-Robert Christen; Sophie Edouard; Thierry Lamour; Enguerrane Martinez; Claire Rousseau; Franck de Laval; François Catzeflis; Félix Djossou; Didier Raoult; Vincent Pommier de Santi; Loïc Epelboin

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Capybara and Brush Cutter Involvement in Q Fever Outbreak in Remote Area of Amazon Rain Forest, French Guiana, 2014

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Capybara and Brush Cutter Involvement in Q Fever Outbreak in Remote Area of Amazon Rain Forest, French Guiana, 2014

Jacques-Robert Christen, Sophie Edouard, Thierry Lamour, Enguerrane Martinez, Claire Rousseau, Franck de Laval, François Catzeflis, Félix Djossou, Didier Raoult, Vincent Pommier de Santi, …

Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol.26(5), pp.993-997

2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2605.190242

PMCID: PMC7181911

PMID: 32310064

Abstract

Amazon Rain Forest

Comté River

Coxiella burnetii

French Guiana

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

MST17

Q fever

bacteria

brush cutter

capybara

grass trimmer

infectious aerosols

military personnel

multispacer sequence type 17

outbreak

pneumonia

sylvatic cycle

weed cutter

zoonoses.

We investigated a Q fever outbreak that occurred in an isolated area of the Amazon Rain Forest in French Guiana in 2014. Capybara fecal samples were positive for Coxiella burnetii DNA. Being near brush cutters in use was associated with disease development. Capybaras are a putative reservoir for C. burnetii.

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Title: Capybara and Brush Cutter Involvement in Q Fever Outbreak in Remote Area of Amazon Rain Forest, French Guiana, 2014
Creators - without role: Jacques-Robert Christen - Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Laveran
Sophie Edouard - Méditerranée Infection Foundation
Thierry Lamour - Service de Santé des Armées
Enguerrane Martinez - Service de Santé des Armées
Claire Rousseau - Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Clermont-Tonnerre
Franck de Laval - Centre d'épidémiologie et de santé publique des armées [Marseille]
François Catzeflis - Université de Montpellier, Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution - Montpellier - ISEM
Félix Djossou - Centre Hospitalier Andrée Rosemon
Didier Raoult - Méditerranée Infection Foundation
Vincent Pommier de Santi - Centre d'épidémiologie et de santé publique des armées [Marseille]
Loïc Epelboin - Centre Hospitalier Andrée Rosemon
Publication Details: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol.26(5), pp.993-997
Identifiers: 9936765809311
Academic Unit: Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution - Montpellier - ISEM
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
Local Fields: hal-02943154