Acute Q fever infection in Thuringia, Germany after burial of fawn cadavers ( Capreolus capreolus) - a case report

We report on a case of a 48 year old man who presented with acute Q fever infection after having buried two fawn cadavers (Capreolus capreolus). Recent outbreaks of Q fever in Europe have been traced back to intensive goat breeding units, sheep flocks in the proximity of highly populated urban areas or to farmed deer. To the best of our knowledge this is the first case report on human Q fever infection linking the source of infection to roe deer.