Q fever transmission mediated by ticks
We report a patient diagnosed with Q fever who developed an acute hepatitis after tick exposure. Sequence analysis of PCR fragments from the patient´s blood and the tick from the patient (<i>Hyalomma lusitanicum</i>) showed homologous (100% identity) <i>Coxiella burnetii</i> sequences, suggesting direct Q fever transmission by a <i>H. lusitanicum</i> tick.
Authors
- Pablo Martín‐Rabadán (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0621-9970)
- Chiara Fanciulli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2175-9027)
- Paula Santibáñez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8092-1982)
- Teresa Aldámiz‐Echevarría (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4374-6940)
- Francisco Tejerina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4136-3575)
- Cristina Díez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3508-9979)
- José Antonio Oteo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7080-6542)
- Aránzazu Portillo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2055-1825)
- Mercedes Marín (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8639-5215)
- Leire Pérez
- Patricia Muñoz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6817-913X)
Institutions
- Universidad Complutense de Madrid (ES)
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ES)
- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón (ES)
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias (ES)
- Hospital San Pedro (ES)
- Center for Biomedical Research of La Rioja (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Emerging Microbes & Infections
- Published
- 2025-10-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/22221751.2025.2572680
- Primary Topic
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00