Large Q fever outbreak due to sheep farming near residential areas, Germany, 2005

被引：100

作者：

Gilsdorf, A. ^{[1
,2
]}

Kroh, C. ^{[3
]}

Grimm, S. ^{[3
]}

Jensen, E. ^{[4
]}

Wagner-Wiening, C.

Alpers, K. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Field Epidemiol Training Program, Berlin, Germany

[2] Robert Koch Inst, Dept Infect Dis Epidemiol, D-1000 Berlin, Germany

[3] Off Publ Hlth, Jena, Germany

[4] Thuringian State Author Food Safety & Consumer Pr, Weimar, Germany

来源：

EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION | 2008年 / 136卷 / 08期

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D O I：

10.1017/S0950268807009533

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

In June 2005 Coxiella burnetii-infected sheep, grazing and lambing on a meadow bordering a residential area, caused a large Q fever outbreak (331 cases) in Germany. Our outbreak investigation provided attack rates (AR) by distance between residence and meadow, sex and age groups. The AR of people living within 50 m of the meadow was 11.8 %. It decreased the further the residence was from the meadow, falling to 1.3 % at 350-400 m distance (RR 8.7, 95 % CI 4.5-17.1). The AR was higher in men (RR 1.4, 95 % CI 1.1-1.8). In the 25-64 years age group, the AR was 2.3 times higher compared to other age groups (95 % CI 1.7-3.0). The distance-related AR showed a relationship between risk of infection and living close to the meadow. Ongoing urbanization will probably lead to further Q fever outbreaks, hence prevention activities undertaken by animal and public health practitioners should be aligned and strengthened.

引用

页码：1084 / 1087

页数：4

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