Q Fever Outbreak in Industrial Setting
An outbreak of Q fever occurred in South Wales, United Kingdom, from July 15 through September 30, 2002. To investigate the outbreak a cohort and nested case-control study of persons who had worked at a cardboard manufacturing plant was conducted. The cohort included 282 employees and subcontractors...
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2004-07-01
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| author | Hugo C. van Woerden Brendan W. Mason Lika K. Nehaul Robert Smith Roland L. Salmon Brendan Healy Manoj Valappil Diana Westmoreland Sarah de Martin Meirion R. Evans Graham Lloyd Marysia Hamilton-Kirkwood Nina S. Williams |
| author_facet | Hugo C. van Woerden Brendan W. Mason Lika K. Nehaul Robert Smith Roland L. Salmon Brendan Healy Manoj Valappil Diana Westmoreland Sarah de Martin Meirion R. Evans Graham Lloyd Marysia Hamilton-Kirkwood Nina S. Williams |
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| description | An outbreak of Q fever occurred in South Wales, United Kingdom, from July 15 through September 30, 2002. To investigate the outbreak a cohort and nested case-control study of persons who had worked at a cardboard manufacturing plant was conducted. The cohort included 282 employees and subcontractors, of whom 253 (90%) provided blood samples and 214 (76%) completed questionnaires. Ninety-five cases of acute Q fever were identified. The epidemic curve and other data suggested an outbreak source likely occurred August 5–9, 2002. Employees in the factory’s offices were at greatest risk for infection (odds ratio 3.46; 95% confidence interval 1.38–9.06). The offices were undergoing renovation work around the time of likely exposure and contained straw board that had repeatedly been drilled. The outbreak may have been caused by aerosolization of Coxiella burnetii spore-like forms during drilling into contaminated straw board. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d5e902e011eb4683a75192f08f841e202022-12-22T00:04:45ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592004-07-011071282128910.3201/eid1007.030536Q Fever Outbreak in Industrial SettingHugo C. van WoerdenBrendan W. MasonLika K. NehaulRobert SmithRoland L. SalmonBrendan HealyManoj ValappilDiana WestmorelandSarah de MartinMeirion R. EvansGraham LloydMarysia Hamilton-KirkwoodNina S. WilliamsAn outbreak of Q fever occurred in South Wales, United Kingdom, from July 15 through September 30, 2002. To investigate the outbreak a cohort and nested case-control study of persons who had worked at a cardboard manufacturing plant was conducted. The cohort included 282 employees and subcontractors, of whom 253 (90%) provided blood samples and 214 (76%) completed questionnaires. Ninety-five cases of acute Q fever were identified. The epidemic curve and other data suggested an outbreak source likely occurred August 5–9, 2002. Employees in the factory’s offices were at greatest risk for infection (odds ratio 3.46; 95% confidence interval 1.38–9.06). The offices were undergoing renovation work around the time of likely exposure and contained straw board that had repeatedly been drilled. The outbreak may have been caused by aerosolization of Coxiella burnetii spore-like forms during drilling into contaminated straw board.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/7/03-0536_articleQ feverCoxiella burnetiidisease outbreakstrawconstruction materialsWales |
| spellingShingle | Hugo C. van Woerden Brendan W. Mason Lika K. Nehaul Robert Smith Roland L. Salmon Brendan Healy Manoj Valappil Diana Westmoreland Sarah de Martin Meirion R. Evans Graham Lloyd Marysia Hamilton-Kirkwood Nina S. Williams Q Fever Outbreak in Industrial Setting Emerging Infectious Diseases Q fever Coxiella burnetii disease outbreak straw construction materials Wales |
| title | Q Fever Outbreak in Industrial Setting |
| title_full | Q Fever Outbreak in Industrial Setting |
| title_fullStr | Q Fever Outbreak in Industrial Setting |
| title_full_unstemmed | Q Fever Outbreak in Industrial Setting |
| title_short | Q Fever Outbreak in Industrial Setting |
| title_sort | q fever outbreak in industrial setting |
| topic | Q fever Coxiella burnetii disease outbreak straw construction materials Wales |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/7/03-0536_article |
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