Epidemiology (1980-1985) and nonspecific prophylaxis of Q fever in the USSR (survey).
A review of the epidemiology and nonspecific prophylaxis of Q fever in the USSR during 1980-1985 is presented. Attention is paid of the source to infection, the seroprevalence of antibodies to Coxiella burnetii in man and livestock and the possibilities of prophylaxis against Q fever under conditions of mandatory registration of this disease.
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WHO Collaborating Centre for Rickettsial Reference and Research, Gamaleya Institute for Epidemiology and Microbiology, Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, USSR.
D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D003381:Coxiella / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D011778:Q Fever / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary; D014586:USSR
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial