Spatial analysis of positive and negative Q fever laboratory results for identifying high- and low-risk areas of infection in the Netherlands
Background: The Netherlands faced a large Q fever epidemic from 2007 to 2010, in which thousands of people were tested for the presence of antibodies against Coxiella burnetii as part of individual patient diagnosis. So far, only data of notified cases were used for the identification of high-risk a...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2013-11-01
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Series: | Infection Ecology & Epidemiology |
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Online Access: | http://www.infectionecologyandepidemiology.net/index.php/iee/article/download/20432/pdf_1 |