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Q fever – Balancing the risks and considerations for testing

Q fever – Balancing the risks and considerations for testing

Update: 2025-01-21
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Coxiella burnetti, otherwise known as Q fever, is a highly contagious zoonotic concern for both animals and humans. Testing is important, but its crucial sample collection, shipping, and testing be performed with the bacterium's risks in mind. In this episode, Dr. Brandon Dominguez chats with Molecular Diagnostics Assistant Section Head Dr. Megan Schroeder and Assistant Agency Director Dr. Terry Hensley to cover testing considerations and best practices.

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Q fever – Balancing the risks and considerations for testing

Q fever – Balancing the risks and considerations for testing

Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory