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Q Fever Outbreak in Homeless Shelter.
- Source :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases; Jul2004, Vol. 10 Issue 7, p1297-1299, 3p, 1 Color Photograph, 1 Chart, 1 Map
- Publication Year :
- 2004
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Abstract
- Urban outbreaks of Q fever have occurred after exposure to slaughterhouses or parturient cats, We detected an outbreak of Q fever in a homeless shelter in Marseilles. Investigations showed that the main factors exposing persons to Coxiella bumetii were an abandoned slaughterhouse, used for an annual Muslim sheep feast, and wind. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- Q fever
DISEASE outbreaks
COXIELLA burnetii
SLAUGHTERING
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10806040
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 13737103
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1007.031020