Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain (1984-2004): A hyperendemic area of Q fever

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作者
Montes, M. [1 ]
Cilla, G. [1 ]
Vicente, D. [1 ]
Nieto, V. [1 ]
Ercibengoa, M. [1 ]
Perez-Trallero, E. [1 ]
机构
[1] Donostia Hosp, Dept Microbiol, Microbiol Serv, San Sebastian 20014, Gipuzkoa, Spain
来源
CENTURY OF RICKETTSIOLOGY: EMERGING, REEMERGING RICKETTSIOSES, MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS, AND EMERGING VETERINARY RICKETTSIOSES | 2006年 / 1078卷
关键词
Q fever; serology; incidence; Spain;
D O I
10.1196/annals.1374.020
中图分类号
R51 [传染病];
学科分类号
100401 ;
摘要
Overall 1,261 cases of Q fever were diagnosed between 1984 and 2004 in Gipuzkoa (Basque Country, Spain). Most (75.5%) of the cases ocurred in subjects 15-45 years of age. A total of 79.5% of the cases (n = 1003) ocurred between January and June. The annual incidence for acute Q fever in Gipuzkoa was 7.7, 15.8, 9.6, and 5.7 for the periods 1984989, 1990994, 1995999, and 2000004, respectively. In 94% of the cases IgM titer was >= 1/256. The most frequent clinical manifestation was pneumonia (79%). Only two cases of chronic Q fever were detected during the 21 years studied.
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