INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
CHITWAN, OCTOBER 2A case of Q fever has been detected at Madi municipality of Chitwan
The fever which is caused by Coxiella burnetii bacteria has been confirmed on a domesticated cow at Madi.
of honey remains unsold in Chitwan
Chitwan reports one more death from
dengue
This fever is transmittable to human to
livestock and vice-versa.The local government said this is the first case of Q fever detected in the district
Municipality's livestock section chief Dr Rabin Bastakoti said the sample test of the cow was made at the Central Veterinary Laboratory.
The cow which was four months pregnant fell sick and the infection led to the pregnancy loss
The case was diagnosed trough the PCR test.Medication for three weeks to three months is prescribed to treat the disease
Fever, and loss of appetite are among the symptoms of the disease which was first confirmed in 1935 in Australia.It primarily affects
livestock, but can also infect humans if a mite bites human after biting infected animal
It is also transmitted by consumption of raw milk or meat extracted from infected animal.Symptoms in humans include fever and chest pain and
the severity of the case can led to pneumonia and hepatitis B as well.
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