TY - GEN T1 - Live Cell Therapy as Potential Risk Factor for Q Fever AU - George, Maja AU - Reich, Andreas AU - Cussler, Klaus AU - Jehl, Herrmann AU - Burckhardt, Florian AB - During an outbreak of Q fever in Germany, we identified an infected sheep flock from which animals were routinely used as a source for life cell therapy (LCT), the injection of fetal cells or cell extracts from sheep into humans. Q fever developed in 7 LCT recipients from Canada, Germany, and the United States. KW - 610 Medizin PY - 2017 LA - ger PB - Robert Koch-Institut VL - 23 IS - 7 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.25646/2621 ER -