Who is at risk of occupational Q fever: new insights from a multi-profession cross-sectional study.
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Animals
Antibodies, Bacterial
/ blood
Coxiella burnetii
/ immunology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Farmers
Female
Humans
Immunoglobulin G
/ blood
Male
Middle Aged
Obstetrics
Occupational Diseases
/ blood
Occupational Exposure
/ adverse effects
Physicians
Pregnancy
Q Fever
/ blood
Risk Factors
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Veterinarians
Young Adult
Zoonoses
/ blood
Coxiella burnetii
cattle farmer
obstetrician
shepherd
veterinarian
Journal
BMJ open
ISSN: 2044-6055
Titre abrégé: BMJ Open
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101552874
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
09 02 2020
09 02 2020
Historique:
entrez:
12
2
2020
pubmed:
12
2
2020
medline:
18
12
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Q fever is a zoonosis caused by the bacterium We carried out a cross-sectional study. The study included shepherds, cattle farmers, veterinarians and obstetricians from Thuringia. 77 shepherds, 74 veterinarians, 14 cattle farmers, 17 office employees and 68 obstetricians participated. The control group consisted of 92 blood donors. The primary outcome measure was Of the 250 blood samples we analysed, the very highest seroprevalences (64%-77%) occurred in individuals with frequent animal contact. There were no significant differences between shepherds, cattle farmers and veterinarians. The seroprevalence in people working in administration was lower but still significantly greater than the control. No obstetricians or midwives tested positive. Shepherds, cattle farmers and veterinarians have a high risk of
Identifiants
pubmed: 32041851
pii: bmjopen-2019-030088
doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030088
pmc: PMC7045227
doi:
Substances chimiques
Antibodies, Bacterial
0
Immunoglobulin G
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
e030088Informations de copyright
© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2020. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Competing interests: None declared.
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