Q Fever Outbreak in Industrial Setting

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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Main Authors: 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
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-07-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Q fever
Coxiella burnetii
disease outbreak
straw
construction materials
Wales
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/7/03-0536_article

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