Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 May;26(5):993-997. doi: 10.3201/eid2605.190242.
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.
我们调查了 2014 年在法属圭亚那亚马逊雨林的一个偏远地区发生的 Q 热疫情。水豚粪便样本对科氏立克次体 DNA 呈阳性。与正在使用的割灌机靠近与疾病的发展有关。水豚可能是科氏立克次体的潜在宿主。