Biomaterial Database

Q fever in France. 1987

E A Edlinger

Institut Pasteur, National Center of Reference for Rickettsioses, Paris, France.

In France Q fever is a notifiable disease, but information could only be obtained from fragmental inquiries. Routine serologic examination of 75 901 sera during the years 1982-85 showed 430 Q fever positive sera (mean rate 0.57%). Our laboratory could confirm 135 cases of clinical Q fever. In the region of Dijon, 4.4% of the country population was seropositive, but among breeders 25% were positive. 36 persons (8%) among 245 employees of the departmental veterinary services were seropositive, some with very high titers, but without obvious clinical symptoms. It seems that infection by Coxiella burnetii is still largely underestimated.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D009784	Occupational Diseases	Diseases caused by factors involved in one's employment.	Diseases, Occupational,Occupational Illnesses,Disease, Occupational,Illnesse, Occupational,Illnesses, Occupational,Occupational Disease,Occupational Illnesse
D011778	Q Fever	An acute infectious disease caused by COXIELLA BURNETII. It is characterized by a sudden onset of FEVER; HEADACHE; malaise; and weakness. In humans, it is commonly contracted by inhalation of infected dusts derived from infected domestic animals (ANIMALS, DOMESTIC).	Coxiella burnetii Fever,Query Fever,Acute Q Fever,Chronic Q Fever,Coxiella burnetii Infection,Coxiella burnetii Vector-Borne Disease,Acute Q Fevers,Chronic Q Fevers,Coxiella burnetii Fevers,Coxiella burnetii Infections,Coxiella burnetii Vector Borne Disease,Fever, Acute Q,Fever, Chronic Q,Fever, Coxiella burnetii,Fever, Q,Fever, Query,Fevers, Acute Q,Fevers, Chronic Q,Fevers, Coxiella burnetii,Fevers, Q,Fevers, Query,Infection, Coxiella burnetii,Infections, Coxiella burnetii,Q Fever, Acute,Q Fever, Chronic,Q Fevers,Q Fevers, Acute,Q Fevers, Chronic,Query Fevers
D003381	Coxiella	A genus of gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria that is widely distributed in TICKS and various mammals throughout the world. Infection with this genus is particularly prevalent in CATTLE; SHEEP; and GOATS.
D005260	Female		Females
D005602	France	A country in western Europe bordered by the Atlantic Ocean, the English Channel, the Mediterranean Sea, and the countries of Belgium, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, the principalities of Andorra and Monaco, and by the duchy of Luxembourg. Its capital is Paris.	Corsica,Saint Pierre and Miquelon,Miquelon and Saint Pierre,Miquelon and St. Pierre,St. Pierre and Miquelon
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000822	Animal Husbandry	The science of breeding, feeding and care of domestic animals; includes housing and nutrition.	Animal Husbandries,Husbandries, Animal,Husbandry, Animal
D000907	Antibodies, Bacterial	Immunoglobulins produced in a response to BACTERIAL ANTIGENS.	Bacterial Antibodies
D014730	Veterinary Medicine	The medical science concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases in animals.	Medicine, Veterinary