title: EpiReview: notifications of Q fever in NSW, 2001-2010.
abstract: Q fever is the most frequently notified zoonotic infection in NSW residents. The past decade has seen the introduction of a targeted national Q fever vaccination program.
  
  
  METHODS
  We undertook a descriptive analysis of Q fever notifications in NSW, for the period 2001-2010.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 1912 cases of Q fever were notified in NSW between 2001 and 2010 (average 2.8 per 100 000 persons per annum). The majority of Q fever cases were reported in men, aged 40-59 years, living in rural NSW and working in agricultural related occupations.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results suggest changes in the epidemiology of Q fever in response to the targeted vaccination program.
authors.affiliation: NSW Public Health Officer Training Program, NSW Department of Health, Australia. clowb@doh.health.nsw.gov.au
authors.forename: Chris P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Lowbridge
authors.forename: Sean
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tobin
authors.forename: Holly
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Seale
authors.forename: Mark J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Ferson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000383:Agriculture; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D018563:Disease Notification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009517:New South Wales; D011778:Q Fever / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012424:Rural Population