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Q fever – an old zoonosis with a better diagnosis Q fever or 'query fever' is a vaccine-preventable zoonosis first described in Australia in 19377. The causative agent8 for this disease is the obligate intracellular coccobacillus Coxiella burnetii. The bacterium has two structural versions called large cell and small cell variants (LCV and SCV) - and two antigenic forms, Phase I and Phase II. The SCV exhibits exceptional environmental resistance, surviving on wool, meat, and milk for periods ranging from one to 40 months after being shed from infected animals. https://virologydownunder.com/q-fever-an-old-zoonosis-with-a-better-diagnosis/