Q Fever Outbreak among Workers at a Waste-Sorting Plant.

Q Fever Outbreak among Workers at a Waste-Sorting Plant.

An outbreak of Q fever occurred in February-April 2014 among workers at a waste-sorting plant in Bilbao (Spain). The outbreak affected 58.5% of investigated employees, 47.2% as confirmed cases (PCR and/or serology) and 11.3% as probable cases (symptoms without laboratory confirmation). Only employee...

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Main Authors: Eva Alonso, Idoia Lopez-Etxaniz, Ana Hurtado, Paloma Liendo, Felix Urbaneja, Inmaculada Aspiritxaga, Jose Ignacio Olaizola, Alvaro Piñero, Iñaki Arrazola, Jesús F Barandika, Silvia Hernáez, Nerea Muniozguren, Ana L García-Pérez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4580639?pdf=render

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