Reduction of Coxiella burnetii Prevalence by Vaccination of Goats and Sheep, the Netherlands

Reduction of Coxiella burnetii Prevalence by Vaccination of Goats and Sheep, the Netherlands

Recently, the number of human Q fever cases in the Netherlands increased dramatically. In response to this increase, dairy goats and dairy sheep were vaccinated against Coxiella burnetii. All pregnant dairy goats and dairy sheep in herds positive for Q fever were culled. We identified the effect of...

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Main Authors: Lenny Hogerwerf, René van den Brom, Hendrik I.J. Roest, Annemarie Bouma, Piet Vellema, Maarten Pieterse, Daan Dercksen, Mirjam Nielen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Q fever
Coxiella burnetii
bacterial vaccine
bacteria
bacterial shedding
goats
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/3/10-1157_article

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