Q fever among culling workers, the Netherlands, 2009-2010

Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Sep;17(9):1719-23. doi: 10.3201/eid1709.110051.

Abstract

In 2009, dairy goat farms in the Netherlands were implicated in >2,300 cases of Q fever; in response, 51,820 small ruminants were culled. Among 517 culling workers, despite use of personal protective equipment, 17.5% seroconverted for antibodies to Coxiella burnetii. Vaccination of culling workers could be considered.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Agricultural Workers' Diseases / diagnosis
  • Agricultural Workers' Diseases / microbiology*
  • Animals
  • Coxiella burnetii*
  • Female
  • Goat Diseases / microbiology
  • Goat Diseases / transmission
  • Goats
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Netherlands
  • Q Fever / diagnosis
  • Q Fever / microbiology*
  • Q Fever / transmission
  • Serologic Tests
  • Sheep / microbiology