Q Fever
Aerosolization from renovation work possible cause of Q fever outbreak
Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, September 14th, 2004
"An outbreak of Q fever occurred in South Wales, United Kingdom, from July 15 through September 30, 2002. To investigate the outbreak a cohort and nested case-control study of persons who had worked at a cardboard manufacturing plant was conducted.
"The cohort included 282 employees and subcontractors, of whom 253 (90%) provided blood samples and 214 (76%) completed questionnaires," scientists writing in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases report.
"Ninety-five cases of acute Q fever were identified. The epidemic curve and...
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