Q fever seroprevalence and associated risk factors among students from the veterinary School of Zaragoza, Spain

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 469-476

  Del Carmen Simón Valencia, María ^a   Rodriguez, Carmelo Ortega ^a   Puñet, Olivia Girones ^a   De Blas Giral, Ignacio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Coxiella burnetii; Epidemiology; Q fever; Risk factors; Veterinary students

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT FIXATION; COXIELLA BURNETII; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; Q FEVER; RISK FACTOR; SEROPREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPAIN; STUDENT; ZOONOSIS;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; COHORT STUDIES; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TESTS; COXIELLA BURNETII; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYGIENE; MALE; Q FEVER; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS, VETERINARY; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SPAIN;

EID: 0033850948     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007605414042     Document Type: Article

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