Naslov
Q fever epidemic among employees in a factory in the suburb of Zadar, Croatia

Autori
Medić, Alan ; Dželalija, Boris ; Punda-Polić, Volga ; Gjenero-Margan, Ira ; Turković, Branko ; Gilić, Vlasta

Izvornik
Croatian medical journal (0353-9504) 46 (2005), 2; 315-319

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Q-fever; Coxiella burnetii; epidemic; Croatia

Sažetak
During the first half of March 2004, 14 of 110 employees of a factory in a suburb of Zadar were diagnosed with Q fever on the basis of clinical and laboratory findings. Employees who were exposed to the north wind, had a significantly higher possibility of asquiring Q fever than did those working in sections protected from the wind. North wind (bura) containing the aerosolized C. burnetii likely influenced the Q fever outbreak in persons far from the source of the infection.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti, Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita, Veterinarska medicina

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