Exposure of South African Abattoir Workers to <i>Coxiella burnetii</i>

Exposure of South African Abattoir Workers to <i>Coxiella burnetii</i>

Abattoir workers may contract Q fever by inhalation of <i>Coxiella burnetii</i> bacteria in aerosols generated by slaughtering livestock, or in contaminated dust. We estimated the seroprevalence of <i>C. burnetii</i> and examined the associated factors in a survey of South Af...

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Main Authors: Liesl De Boni, Sumaya Mall, Veerle Msimang, Alex de Voux, Jennifer Rossouw, John Frean
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-02-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Subjects:
Q fever
<i>Coxiella burnetii</i>
Q fever prevalence
seroprevalence
abattoir workers
meat workers
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/7/2/28

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