An important outbreak of human q fever in a swiss alpine valley

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1987, Pages 282-287

  Dupuis, Georges ^a   Petite, Jacques ^b   Péter, Olivier ^a   Vouilloz, Michel ^c  

^a Institut Central des Hopitaux Valaisans   (Switzerland)

^b Hopital de Martigny   (Switzerland)

^c Section soins hospitaliers Service de la santé publique   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COXIELLA BURNETII; DIAGNOSIS; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; Q FEVER; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SEASON; SERODIAGNOSIS; SHEEP; SWITZERLAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMAL; CHILD; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TESTS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; Q FEVER; SEROLOGIC TESTS; SHEEP; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0023182157     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/16.2.282     Document Type: Article

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