Emerging Evidence for Q fever in Humans in Denmark: Role of Contact with Dairy Cattle

E Bosnjak; A M S W Hvass; S Villumsen; Henrik Ib Nielsen

doi:10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.03062.x

Emerging Evidence for Q fever in Humans in Denmark: Role of Contact with Dairy Cattle

E Bosnjak, A M S W Hvass, S Villumsen, Henrik Ib Nielsen

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ABSTRACT Until recently, Q fever was notified in very few numbers annually in Denmark and it was always believed to be acquired abroad. Preliminary reports now describe C. burnetii in milk samples from Danish dairy cattle. Serum samples of a large cohort of farmers, veterinarians, inseminators and hoof trimmers, all having occupational contact with dairy cattle, were tested for the presence of immunoglobulin G to phase I and phase II antigens of C. burnetii. In 39 of 359 study persons (11%) the presence of antibodies to C. burnetii was found. Veterinarians had the highest seropositive rate (36%). This survey suggests that C. burnetii is a recently acknowledged domestic infection in Denmark and that risk of infection is associated with occupation.

Original language	English
Journal	Clinical Microbiology and Infection
Volume	16
Pages (from-to)	1285-1288
Number of pages	4
ISSN	1198-743X
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.03062.x
Publication status	Published - 2010
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