Coxiella burnetii seroprevalence and risk for humans on dairy cattle farms, the Netherlands, 2010-2011

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 417-425

  Schimmer, Barbara ^a   Schotten, N ^a   van Engelen, E ^b   Hautvast, J L A ^c   Schneeberger, P M ^d   van Duijnhoven, Y T H P ^a  

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

^b GD ANIMAL HEALTH   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d JEROEN BOSCH HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; BOVINAE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; COXIELLA BURNETII; FEMALE; HISTORY; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; Q FEVER; RISK FACTOR; SEROTYPING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHILD; COXIELLA BURNETII; FEMALE; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; Q FEVER; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEROTYPING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894236045     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid2003.131111     Document Type: Article

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