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2007-09-25Zeitschriftenartikel DOI: 10.1017/S0950268807009533
Large Q fever outbreak due to sheep farming near residential areas, Germany, 2005
dc.contributor.authorGilsdorf, Andreas
dc.contributor.authorKroh, C.
dc.contributor.authorGrimm, S.
dc.contributor.authorJensen, Evelin
dc.contributor.authorWagner-Wiening, Christiane
dc.contributor.authorAlpers, Katharina
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-07T13:53:27Z
dc.date.available2018-05-07T13:53:27Z
dc.date.created2010-05-28
dc.date.issued2007-09-25none
dc.identifier.otherhttp://edoc.rki.de/oa/articles/reuktUQxu52xE/PDF/26ttZVk0gh6Zw.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://edoc.rki.de/176904/644
dc.description.abstractIn June 2005 Coxiella burnetii-infected sheep, grazing and lambing on a meadow bordering a residential area, caused a large Q fever outbreak (331 cases) in Germany. Our outbreak investigation provided attack rates (AR) by distance between residence and meadow, sex and age groups. The AR of people living within 50 m of the meadow was 11·8%. It decreased the further the residence was from the meadow, falling to 1·3% at 350–400 m distance (RR 8·7, 95% CI 4·5–17·1). The AR was higher in men (RR 1·4, 95% CI 1·1–1·8). In the 25–64 years age group, the AR was 2·3 times higher compared to other age groups (95% CI 1·7–3·0). The distance-related AR showed a relationship between risk of infection and living close to the meadow. Ongoing urbanization will probably lead to further Q fever outbreaks, hence prevention activities undertaken by animal and public health practitioners should be aligned and strengthened.eng
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherRobert Koch-Institut
dc.subjectAdolescenteng
dc.subjectHumanseng
dc.subjectFemaleeng
dc.subjectDisease Outbreakseng
dc.subjectGermany/epidemiologyeng
dc.subjectMaleeng
dc.subjectMiddle Agedeng
dc.subjectRisk Factorseng
dc.subjectAnimalseng
dc.subjectAntibodieseng
dc.subjectAdulteng
dc.subjectRural Health/statistics & numerical dataeng
dc.subjectBacterial/bloodeng
dc.subjectEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assayeng
dc.subjectQ Fever/epidemiologyeng
dc.subjectQ Fever/transmissioneng
dc.subjectQ Fever/veterinaryeng
dc.subjectSheepeng
dc.subjectSheep Diseases/transmissioneng
dc.subjectZoonoses/epidemiologyeng
dc.subjectZoonoses/transmissioneng
dc.subject.ddc610 Medizin
dc.titleLarge Q fever outbreak due to sheep farming near residential areas, Germany, 2005
dc.typeperiodicalPart
dc.identifier.urnurn:nbn:de:0257-1008805
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/S0950268807009533
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.25646/569
local.edoc.container-titleEpidemiology and Infection
local.edoc.fp-subtypeArtikel
local.edoc.type-nameZeitschriftenartikel
local.edoc.container-typeperiodical
local.edoc.container-type-nameZeitschrift
local.edoc.container-urlhttp://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=1923052#
local.edoc.container-publisher-nameCambridge University Press
local.edoc.container-volume136
local.edoc.container-issue8
local.edoc.container-year2008

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