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

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1719-1723

  Whelan, Jane ^a,b   Schimmer, Barbara ^a   Schneeberger, Peter ^a,c   Meekelenkamp, Jamie ^c   Ijff, Arnold ^d   van der Hoek, Wim ^a   van Beest Holle, Mirna Robert Du Ry ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ECDC   (Sweden)

^c JEROEN BOSCH HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d Arbo Unie Daltonlaan 500   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; BOVIDS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COXIELLA BURNETII; DAIRY INDUSTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; Q FEVER; SEROCONVERSION;

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; ANIMALS; COXIELLA BURNETII; FEMALE; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; Q FEVER; SEROLOGIC TESTS; SHEEP;

EID: 80052144497     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1709.110051     Document Type: Article

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