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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Hellenbrand, W. ; Breuer, T. ; Petersen, L. ;
Hellenbrand, W. ; Breuer, T. ; Petersen, L. ; Less -
Description:
The epidemiology of Q fever in Germany was examined by reviewing relevant studies since 1947 and by analyzing available surveillance data since 1962. The average annual Q fever incidence nationwide from 1979 to 1989 was 0.8 per million and from 1990 to 1999, 1.4 per million. The mean annual incidence from 1979 to 1999 ranged from a minimum of 0.1 per million in several northern states to 3.1 per million in Baden-Württemberg, in the South. We identified 40 documented outbreaks since 1947; in 24 of these sheep were implicated as the source of transmission. The seasonality of community outbreaks has shifted from predominantly winter- spring to spring-summer, possibly because of changes in sheep husbandry. The location of recent outbreaks suggests that urbanization of rural areas may be contributing to the increase in Q fever. Prevention efforts should focus on reducing sheep-related exposures, particularly near urban areas.
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Animals
Antibodies, Bacterial
Cattle
Cattle Diseases
Coxiella Burnetii
Disease Outbreaks
Germany
Humans
Incidence
Population Surveillance
Q Fever
Research Article
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Sheep
Sheep Diseases

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 7(5):789-796.
Document Type:
Journal Article ;
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:91ff021e0036fd390d6ead1e1f4d7b954a973c496da3f3bd130a348f6286801c
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