A seroepidemiological study of the risks of Q fever infection in Japanese veterinarians

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1029-1032

  Abe, T ^a   Yamaki, K ^a   Hayakawa, T ^a   Fukuda, H ^a   Ito, Y ^a   Kume, H ^a   Komiya, T ^b   Ishihara, K ^c   Hirai, K ^c  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KITASATO INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coxiella burnetii; Indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA); Q fever; Seroepidemiology; Veterinarian

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COXIELLA BURNETII; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INFECTION RISK; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PREVALENCE; Q FEVER; RISK ASSESSMENT; VETERINARY MEDICINE; ZOONOSIS;

ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BLOOD DONORS; COXIELLA BURNETII; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HUMANS; JAPAN; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PHYSICIANS; PREVALENCE; Q FEVER; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; VETERINARIANS; ZOONOSES;

EID: 0035758579     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020018907452     Document Type: Article

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