Q fever in the Netherlands:A sero-epidemiological survey among human population groups from 1968 to 1983
A sero-epidemiological survey, using an indirect immunofluorescence test for IgG against Coxiella burnetii (phase II), was carried out in the Netherlands. Serum samples taken in 1968, 1975, 1979 and 1983 were tested. Occupational groups with a supposedly high risk of infection (veterinarians, residents of dairy farms and taxidermists) showed a significantly higher percentage of seropositives than defined controls. The percentage of seropositive amateur wool spinners was significantly higher than that of the controls from the same region. Since 1968 there has been no increase in the percentage... Mehr ...
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| Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 2009 |
| Reihe/Periodikum: | Richardus , J H , Donkers , A , Dumas , A M , Schaap , G J P , Akkermans , J P W M , Huisman , J & Valkenburg , H A 2009 , ' Q fever in the Netherlands : A sero-epidemiological survey among human population groups from 1968 to 1983 ' , Epidemiology and Infection , vol. 98 , no. 2 , pp. 211-219 . https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268800061938 |
| Schlagwörter: | /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being / name=SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26840819 |
| Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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| Link(s) : | https://pure.eur.nl/en/publications/c4d17b0b-66ba-4a01-808d-d3b665d01f06 |
