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Worldwide except for New Zealand.
Worldwide except for New Zealand.
''C. burnetii'' is transmitted by many species of '''[[Ticks |tick]]''', including [[Amblyomma spp.|''Amblyomma spp]], [[Ixodes spp.]]'' and ''[[Dermacentor spp]]''. It has two interacting cycles of development involving small and large cell variants. Both are infectious.
''C. burnetii'' is transmitted by many species of '''[[Ticks |tick]]''', including [[Amblyomma spp.|''Amblyomma spp]], [[Ixodes spp.]]'' and ''[[Dermacentor spp.]]'' It has two interacting cycles of development involving small and large cell variants. Both are infectious.
The organisms can survive for '''long periods outside of a host'''; >586 days in tick faeces and months or years in the environment.
The organisms can survive for '''long periods outside of a host'''; >586 days in tick faeces and months or years in the environment.