Q fever is underestimated in the United states: A comparison of fatal Q fever cases from two national reporting systems

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 244-246

  Dahlgren, F Scott ^a   Haberling, Dana L ^b   McQuiston, Jennifer H ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEATH CERTIFICATE; ETHNICITY; FATALITY; HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; Q FEVER; SEROPREVALENCE; UNITED STATES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

CAUSE OF DEATH; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; Q FEVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84922332569     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: 14761645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.14-0502     Document Type: Article

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