Epidemiological investigation and genetic characterization of Coxiella burnetii carried by parasitic ticks in the southeastern coastal region of China
Tengwei Han, Fen Lin, Shuheng Zhou, Zhiwei Zeng, Jiaxiong Wang, Xiaoyan Yao, Shiju Hu, Kuicheng Zheng, Fangzhen Xiao · 2026
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Description
Tengwei Han and eight colleagues published a disease survey in two thousand twenty-six on Q fever germs carried by ticks in China. The germ, Coxiella burnetii, causes Q fever and can drift through air. Ticks may help it cycle among animals, and cases have appeared in Fujian Province.
The team collected ticks from coastal and inland parts of Fujian over more than a decade. They examined seven hundred forty-six ticks from five genera and thirteen species. Tests found the germ's DNA in forty-seven samples. Gene reading and family-tree analysis described which strains were present. The authors also weighed factors linked to infection, such as tick species and place. The results map where the germ circulates in local ticks.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Tengwei Han, Fen Lin, Shuheng Zhou, Zhiwei Zeng, Jiaxiong Wang, Xiaoyan Yao, Shiju Hu, Kuicheng Zheng, Fangzhen Xiao |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 37 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |