MANILA (Bernama-PNA): Philippines Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Animal Industry (DA-BAI) confirmed on Friday the country’s first cases of Q fever in imported goats from the United States (US), according to Philippine News Agency (PNA).
Q fever is a zoonotic disease caused by the Coxiella burnetii bacteria, which is transmissible to humans through contact with infected animals or their excreta, or body and birthing fluids.
