Q Fever in Humans and Animals in the United States

被引:181
作者
Mcquiston, Jennifer H. [1 ]
Childs, James E. [1 ]
机构
[1] Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Viral & Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch, Div Viral & Rickettsial Dis, Natl Ctr Infect Dis, 1600 Clifton Rd,Mailstop G-13, Atlanta, GA 30333 USA
关键词
Coxiella burnetii; Q fever; Epidemiology; Surveillance;
D O I
10.1089/15303660260613747
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Coxiella burnetii, the etiologic agent of Q fever, is a worldwide zoonotic pathogen. Although Q fever is present in the United States, little is known about its current incidence or geographic distribution in either humans or animals. Published reports of national disease surveillance, individual cases, outbreak investigations, and serologic surveys were reviewed to better characterize Q fever epidemiology in the United States. In national disease surveillance reports for 1948-1986, 1,396 human cases were reported from almost every state. Among published individual case reports and outbreak investigations, occupational exposures (research facilities, farm environments, slaughterhouses) were commonly reported, and sheep were most frequently implicated as a possible source of infection. In studies conducted on specific groups, livestock handlers had a significantly higher prevalence of antibodies to C. burnetii than did persons with no known risk. Animal studies showed wide variation in seroprevalence, with goats having a significantly higher average seroprevalence (41.6%) than sheep (16.5%) or cattle (3.4%). Evidence of antibody to C. burnetii was reported among various wild-animal species, including coyotes, foxes, rodents, skunks, raccoons, rabbits, deer, and birds. This literature review suggests that C. burnetii is enzootic among ruminants and wild animals throughout much of the United States and that there is widespread human exposure to this pathogen. Sheep and goats appear to be a more important risk for human infection in the United States than cattle or wild animals, and research studies examining the natural history and transmission risk of Q fever in sheep and goats in this country should be encouraged.
引用
收藏
页码:179 / +
页数:19
相关论文
共 195 条
[51]   Q-FEVER MENINGOENCEPHALITIS IN A SOLDIER RETURNING FROM THE PERSIAN-GULF-WAR [J].
FERRANTE, MA ;
DOLAN, MJ .
CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1993, 16 (04) :489-496
[52]   A CLUSTER OF COXIELLA-BURNETII INFECTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH EXPOSURE TO VACCINATED GOATS AND THEIR UNPASTEURIZED DAIRY-PRODUCTS [J].
FISHBEIN, DB ;
RAOULT, D .
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE, 1992, 47 (01) :35-40
[53]   Peri- and intra-operative management of the goat during acute surgical experimentation [J].
Flaherty, Devin C. ;
Hoxha, Besim ;
Nelson, Shirley ;
Sun, Jie ;
Gurji, Hunaid ;
Simecka, Jerry W. ;
Mallet, Robert T. ;
Olivencia-Yurvati, Albert H. ;
Daniels, Egeenee Q. .
LAB ANIMAL, 2010, 39 (03) :80-85
[54]   Diagnosis of Q fever [J].
Fournier, PE ;
Marrie, TJ ;
Raoult, D .
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY, 1998, 36 (07) :1823-1834
[55]   Occurrence of Coxiella burnetii in goat and ewe unpasteurized cheeses: Screening and genotyping [J].
Galiero, Alessia ;
Fratini, Filippo ;
Camma, Cesare ;
Di Domenico, Marco ;
Curini, Valentina ;
Baronti, Irene ;
Turchi, Barbara ;
Cerri, Domenico .
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD MICROBIOLOGY, 2016, 237 :47-54
[56]  
Gang Su-Jin, 2016, KOREAN J VET SERVICE, V39, P239
[57]   Chronic sternal wound infection and endocarditis with Coxiella burnetii [J].
Ghassemi, M ;
Agger, WA ;
Vanscoy, RE ;
Howe, GB .
CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1999, 28 (06) :1249-1251
[58]   Seroprevalence of Q fever in a district located in the west Black Sea region of Turkey [J].
Gozalan, A. ;
Rolain, J. M. ;
Ertek, M. ;
Angelakis, E. ;
Coplu, N. ;
Basbulut, E. A. ;
Korhasan, B. B. ;
Esen, B. .
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 2010, 29 (04) :465-469
[59]   Q-FEVER IN ANIMAL LABORATORY WORKERS - AN OUTBREAK AND ITS INVESTIGATION [J].
GRAHAM, CJ ;
YAMAUCHI, T ;
ROUNTREE, P .
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL, 1989, 17 (06) :345-348
[60]   Q fever endocarditis associated with extensive serological cross-reactivity [J].
Graham, JV ;
Baden, L ;
Tsiodras, S ;
Karchmer, AW .
CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 2000, 30 (03) :609-610