| an outbreak of cat-associated q fever in the united states. | q fever is usually acquired by contact with aerosols generated during parturition of domestic ungulates (e.g., sheep, cows, goats). in the maritime provinces of canada, parturient cats have also been implicated in its transmission. a 66-year-old woman from eastern maine developed high fever, rigors, headache, myalgias, pulmonary infiltrates, and elevated hepatocellular enzymes, and the diagnosis of acute q fever was confirmed serologically. she and 14 other family members had attended a family r ... | 1991 | 2056206 |