| q fever cases in the northern territory of australia from 1991 to 2006. | q fever (infection with coxiella burnetii) has been uncommon in australia's northern territory, with no reported cases until 2002. since then, twelve cases of q fever have been reported, representing a much lower notification rate than in surrounding australian states. three cases were identified in central australia during 2006, prompting this review of clinical and epidemiological features of all notified northern territory cases. three patients required intensive care admission, 1 died, 5 had ... | 2007 | 17724999 |