The Philippine Department of Agriculture has banned the import of live goats from the United States after 19 out of 66 imported goats tested positive for Q fever. This is the first occurrence of the disease in the Philippines, which currently has no treatment or preventive vaccines for Q fever. The disease, caused by Coxiella burnetii, primarily affects goats, sheep, and cattle, and can infect humans through inhalation of contaminated dust from the feces, urine, milk, and feces of infected animals.