Laboratory outbreak of Q fever.
An outbreak of Q fever in a university department where sheep placentas were being used for research is described. Of six persons exposed to the sheep, four had positive titers with only one person developing an acute febrile illness and liver disease. This report illustrates the value of the family physician obtaining an occupational history and conducting an outbreak investigation.
Hamadeh
G N
GN
Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston.
Turner
B W
BW
Trible
W
W
Hoffmann
B J
BJ
Anderson
R M
RM
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007757:Laboratory Infection / Q000635:transmission*; D008297:Male; D010920:Placenta; D011778:Q Fever / Q000635:transmission*; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000635:transmission; D015047:Zoonoses