A Q fever cluster among workers at an abattoir in south-western Sydney, Australia, 2015

A Q fever cluster among workers at an abattoir in south-western Sydney, Australia, 2015

Background: In September 2015, the Public Health Unit of the South Western Sydney Local Health District was notified of two possible Q fever cases. Case investigation identified that both cases were employed at an abattoir, and both cases advised that co-workers had experienced similar symptoms. Pub...

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Main Authors: Heidi Lord, Stephanie Fletcher-Lartey, Guy Weerasinghe, Meena Chandra, Nilva Egana, Nicole Schembri, Stephen Conaty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific 2016-11-01
Series:Western Pacific Surveillance and Response
Subjects:
Coxiella burnetii
Q fever
zoonoses
abattoir
outbreak investigation
epidemiology
Online Access:http://ojs.wpro.who.int/ojs/index.php/wpsar/article/view/469/719

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