Q fever in the Netherlands from 2007 to 2010.
Publication year
2010Source
Netherlands Journal of Medicine, 68, 12, (2010), pp. 382-7ISSN
Annotation
01 december 2010
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor
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Organization
Internal Medicine
Journal title
Netherlands Journal of Medicine
Volume
vol. 68
Issue
iss. 12
Page start
p. 382
Page end
p. 7
Subject
N4i 2: Invasive mycoses and compromised hostAbstract
Since 2007, the Netherlands is faced with the largest outbreak of Q fever ever reported. In the last four years, over 4000 cases have been reported. The course of the epidemic and possible factors associated with this sudden surge in cases of Q fever is described and the preventive measures in the veterinary sector and the outbreak management of this unique epidemic are summarised. Finally, the latest data on clinical presentation and diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas of Q fever in the Netherlands are reviewed.
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