Land-Applied Goat Manure as a Source of Human QFever in the Netherlands, 2006–2010

Studies have shown a link between Q-fever positive farms (QFPFs) and community cases of human Q-fever. Our study is the first to investigate the potential role of contaminated land-applied manure in human Q-fever, based on a large set of nationwide notification and farm management data. Time between manure application and disease onset in geographically linked notified human cases coincided with the incubation period of Q-fever. Proximity of contaminated land parcels predicted human cases better than proximity of QFPFs (80% vs. 58%, 0–5 km in 2009). Incidence around QFPFs and contaminated land... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Hermans, C.M.L.
Jeurissen, L.J.J.
Hackert, V.
Hoebe, C.
Dokumenttyp: article/Letter to editor
Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
Schlagwörter: coxiella-burnetii / epidemic / infection / outbreak
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-29205178
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Link(s) : https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/land-applied-goat-manure-as-a-source-of-human-qfever-in-the-nethe