Outbreak of Q-fever in a Yugoslav army unit in wartime conditions

In an outbreak of Q-fever in an Army unit lasting 9 days, 20 (13.4%) soldiers had contracted a disease. The outbreak occurred due to the entry of the unit into the focus originated by lambing and pasture of infected sheep. The source of the infection was the contaminated dust from the grassland wher...

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Main Authors: Čekanac Radovan, Lukač Veselin, Čobeljić Miloje
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Military Health Department, Ministry of Defance, Serbia 2002-01-01
Series:Vojnosanitetski Pregled
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Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0042-8450/2002/0042-84500202157C.pdf