'''Cattle, goats and sheep''' are the primary domestic reservoir for Q fever.
'''Cattle, goats and sheep''' are the primary domestic reservoir for Q fever.
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Infected animals shed the pathogen in their '''urine, faeces, milk and birth materials'''. Infected cattle may become carriers of infection, with the agent localised in the mammary glands.
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Infected animals shed the pathogen in their '''urine, faeces, milk and birth materials'''.
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Infected cattle may become carriers of infection, with the agent localised in the mammary glands.
In Europe, Q fever cases are more frequent in Spring and Summer, thought to be due to the lambing season.
In Europe, Q fever cases are more frequent in Spring and Summer, thought to be due to the lambing season.