Q fever – Balancing the risks and considerations for testing

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Diseases & Diagnoses

Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory

47 episodes

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Diseases & Diagnoses is a podcast by the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL). Each episode explores a different disease or condition and the testing options available to practitioners and animal owners. TVMDL Veterinary Services Section Head Dr. Brandon Dominguez introduces you to the agency’s subject matter experts and leads conversations on how you, the listener, can get the most out of your diagnostic testing experience.

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Q fever – Balancing the risks and considerations for testing

Diseases & Diagnoses

12 minutes 10 seconds

9 months ago

Q fever – Balancing the risks and considerations for testing

Coxiella burnetti, otherwise known as Q fever, is a highly contagious zoonotic concern for both animals and humans. Testing is important, but its crucial sample collection, shipping, and testing be performed with the bacterium's risks in mind. In this episode, Dr. Brandon Dominguez chats with Molecular Diagnostics Assistant Section Head Dr. Megan Schroeder and Assistant Agency Director Dr. Terry Hensley to cover testing considerations and best practices.