title: Q fever outbreak at a cosmetics supply factory.
abstract: Q fever is a zoonotic disease that is most commonly associated with outbreaks in slaughterhouses. We describe an outbreak of 4 cases occurring in a factory that processes ovine fetal products for the cosmetics industry. It is important that industries typically not associated with risk of Q fever are made aware of potential health risks that workers might be exposed to so further outbreaks might be prevented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Geelong Hospital, Barwon Health, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Amanda J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Wade
authors.forename: Allen C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Eugene
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Athan
authors.forename: Jo L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Molloy
authors.forename: Owen C
authors.initials: OC
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stenos
authors.forename: Andrew J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Hughes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000375:Aging; D000818:Animals; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D003358:Cosmetics; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010920:Placenta; D011778:Q Fever / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D012756:Sheep; D014611:Vaccination
chemical_list: D003358:Cosmetics