Q Fever in the United States: Summary of Case Reports from Two National Surveillance Systems, 2000–2012
| Autor: | Jennifer H. McQuiston, Robert F. Massung, F. Scott Dahlgren, Alicia D. Anderson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Veterinary medicine Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Zoonosis Notifiable disease Q fever Articles medicine.disease Disease control Infectious Diseases Virology Case fatality rate medicine Animals Humans Female Parasitology Livestock Young adult Q Fever business |
| Zdroj: | The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 92:247-255 |
| ISSN: | 1476-1645 0002-9637 |
| Popis: | Q fever is a worldwide zoonosis historically associated with exposure to infected livestock. This study summarizes cases of Q fever, a notifiable disease in the United States, reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention through two national surveillance systems with onset during 2000-2012. The overall incidence rate during this time was 0.38 cases per million persons per year. The reported case fatality rate was 2.0%, and the reported hospitaliza- tion rate was 62%. Most cases (61%) did not report exposure to cattle, goats, or sheep, suggesting that clinicians should consider Q fever even in the absence of livestock exposure. The prevalence of drinking raw milk among reported cases of Q fever (8.4%) was more than twice the national prevalence for the practice. Passive surveillance systems for Q fever are likely impacted by underreporting and underdiagnosis because of the nonspecific presentation of Q fever. |
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