Outbreak of Q-fever in a Yugoslav army unit in wartime conditions
In an outbreak of Q-fever in an Army unit lasting 9 days, 20 (13.4%) soldiers had contracted a disease. The outbreak occurred due to the entry of the unit into the focus originated by lambing and pasture of infected sheep. The source of the infection was the contaminated dust from the grassland wher...
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Military Health Department, Ministry of Defance, Serbia
2002-01-01
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| author | Čekanac Radovan Lukač Veselin Čobeljić Miloje |
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| description | In an outbreak of Q-fever in an Army unit lasting 9 days, 20 (13.4%) soldiers had contracted a disease. The outbreak occurred due to the entry of the unit into the focus originated by lambing and pasture of infected sheep. The source of the infection was the contaminated dust from the grassland where the soldiers were training, and they were infected by aerogenic way. In 11 (55%) patients, the disease was manifested as pneumonia that was radiological confirmed in 7 (35%) patients, while the rest were with the symptoms of influenza and upper airways infection. As soon as tetracycline was administered, health state of the patients was significantly improved and all were released as cured after the treatment. Finding of the antibodies to coxiella burnetii in 66.6% of the patients confirmed the etiology of the disease in this outbreak. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8e037634af3c4f558fcf497c583b57c62022-12-21T18:30:57ZengMilitary Health Department, Ministry of Defance, SerbiaVojnosanitetski Pregled0042-84502002-01-0159215716010.2298/VSP0202157COutbreak of Q-fever in a Yugoslav army unit in wartime conditionsČekanac RadovanLukač VeselinČobeljić MilojeIn an outbreak of Q-fever in an Army unit lasting 9 days, 20 (13.4%) soldiers had contracted a disease. The outbreak occurred due to the entry of the unit into the focus originated by lambing and pasture of infected sheep. The source of the infection was the contaminated dust from the grassland where the soldiers were training, and they were infected by aerogenic way. In 11 (55%) patients, the disease was manifested as pneumonia that was radiological confirmed in 7 (35%) patients, while the rest were with the symptoms of influenza and upper airways infection. As soon as tetracycline was administered, health state of the patients was significantly improved and all were released as cured after the treatment. Finding of the antibodies to coxiella burnetii in 66.6% of the patients confirmed the etiology of the disease in this outbreak.http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0042-8450/2002/0042-84500202157C.pdfQ fevercoxiella burnetiidiagnosislaboratory techniques and proceduresdisease outbreaksantibiotics, tetracyclinechloramphenicolmilitary medicine |
| spellingShingle | Čekanac Radovan Lukač Veselin Čobeljić Miloje Outbreak of Q-fever in a Yugoslav army unit in wartime conditions Vojnosanitetski Pregled Q fever coxiella burnetii diagnosis laboratory techniques and procedures disease outbreaks antibiotics, tetracycline chloramphenicol military medicine |
| title | Outbreak of Q-fever in a Yugoslav army unit in wartime conditions |
| title_full | Outbreak of Q-fever in a Yugoslav army unit in wartime conditions |
| title_fullStr | Outbreak of Q-fever in a Yugoslav army unit in wartime conditions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Outbreak of Q-fever in a Yugoslav army unit in wartime conditions |
| title_short | Outbreak of Q-fever in a Yugoslav army unit in wartime conditions |
| title_sort | outbreak of q fever in a yugoslav army unit in wartime conditions |
| topic | Q fever coxiella burnetii diagnosis laboratory techniques and procedures disease outbreaks antibiotics, tetracycline chloramphenicol military medicine |
| url | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0042-8450/2002/0042-84500202157C.pdf |
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