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Q Fever Serological Survey and Associated Risk Factors in Veterinarians, Southern Belgium, 2013.
Dal Pozzo, F; Martinelle, L; Léonard, P; Renaville, B; Renaville, R; Thys, C; Smeets, F; Czaplicki, G; Van Esbroeck, M; Saegerman, C.
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  • Dal Pozzo F; University of Liege, Liege, Belgium.
  • Martinelle L; University of Liege, Liege, Belgium.
  • Léonard P; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Liege, Belgium.
  • Renaville B; Progenus s.a., Gembloux, Belgium.
  • Renaville R; Progenus s.a., Gembloux, Belgium.
  • Thys C; University of Liege, Liege, Belgium.
  • Smeets F; University of Liege, Liege, Belgium.
  • Czaplicki G; Association Régionale de Santé et d'Identification Animales (ARSIA), Ciney, Belgium.
  • Van Esbroeck M; Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium.
  • Saegerman C; University of Liege, Liege, Belgium.
Transbound Emerg Dis ; 64(3): 959-966, 2017 Jun.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26749554
A sero-epidemiological survey was organized among veterinarians working in Southern Belgium to estimate the seroprevalence of Q fever and the risk factors associated with exposure. A total of 108 veterinarians took part to this cross-sectional study, with a majority practicing with livestock animals. The overall seroprevalence was 45.4%, but it increased to 58.3% among veterinarians having contact with livestock. Three main serological profiles were detected (relatively recent, past and potentially chronic infections). The contact with manure during the prior month was the risk factor associated with seropositivity after multivariate logistic regression analysis. Classification and regression tree analysis identified the age as the most predictive variable to exclude potentially chronic infection in apparently healthy seropositive veterinarians. In conclusion, livestock veterinarians practicing in Southern Belgium are highly exposed to Q fever, a neglected zoonosis for which serological and medical examinations should be envisaged in at risk groups.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Fiebre Q / Exposición Profesional / Coxiella burnetii / Veterinarios / Anticuerpos Antibacterianos Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Animals / Humans País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: Transbound Emerg Dis Asunto de la revista: MEDICINA VETERINARIA Año: 2017 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Bélgica Pais de publicación: Alemania
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Fiebre Q / Exposición Profesional / Coxiella burnetii / Veterinarios / Anticuerpos Antibacterianos Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Animals / Humans País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: Transbound Emerg Dis Asunto de la revista: MEDICINA VETERINARIA Año: 2017 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Bélgica Pais de publicación: Alemania