STOKER M G, MARMION B P
Bull World Health Organ. 1955;13(5):781-806.
The authors review the sources of R. burneti in nature. The organism has been isolated in ticks, domestic and wild animals, and birds. The maintenance of the infection in nature is discussed. The epidemiology of Q fever in man, and the manner in which the infection is transmitted by domestic animals, are described.
作者们回顾了伯纳特立克次体在自然界中的来源。该病原体已在蜱、家畜和野生动物以及鸟类中分离出来。文中讨论了其在自然界中的感染维持情况。描述了人类Q热的流行病学以及该感染通过家畜传播的方式。