title: Proximity to goat farms and Coxiella burnetii seroprevalence among pregnant women.
abstract: During 2007-2009, we tested serum samples from 2,004 pregnant women living in an area of high Q fever incidence in the Netherlands. Results confirmed that presence of antibodies against Coxiella burnetii is related to proximity to infected dairy goat farms. Pregnant women and patients with certain cardiovascular conditions should avoid these farms.
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, the Netherlands. wim.van.der.hoek@rivm.nl
authors.forename: Wim
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: van der Hoek
authors.forename: Jamie C E
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Meekelenkamp
authors.forename: Frederika
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dijkstra
authors.forename: Daan W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Notermans
authors.forename: Ben
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bom
authors.forename: Piet
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vellema
authors.forename: Ariene
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rietveld
authors.forename: Yvonne T H P
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: van Duynhoven
authors.forename: Alexander C A P
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Leenders
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000822:Animal Husbandry; D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary; D016997:Coxiella burnetii / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D006041:Goats / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D011778:Q Fever / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial