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To evaluate the transition from controlling acute veterinary-driven Q fever outbreaks to managing long-term chronic infection risks and public health priorities.

January 19, 2012EurosurveillanceOpen Access

Shifting priorities in the aftermath of a Q fever epidemic in 2007 to 2009 in the Netherlands: from acute to chronic infection

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To evaluate the transition from controlling acute veterinary-driven Q fever outbreaks to managing long-term chronic infection risks and public health priorities.
Reviewed epidemiological and veterinary surveillance data following large seasonal outbreaks linked to infected dairy goat farms.
Assessed veterinary control measures including the vaccination of sheep and goats, culling of pregnant livestock, and regional population seroprevalence.
Veterinary interventions, specifically animal vaccination and targeted culling of pregnant animals, successfully brought acute outbreak transmission under control.
Serological tracking revealed that more than 12% of the human population in the most affected southern region developed antibodies against Coxiella burnetii.
Long-term disease management requires resolving screening protocols for vulnerable chronic Q fever groups, blood and tissue donor screening, and human vaccination strategies.

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Epidemiological review reports rising chronic infection risks following livestock outbreaks in affected populations, highlighting the necessity of long-term screening and surveillance.

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Hoek et al. (2012) studied this question.

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Epidemiological review reports rising chronic infection risks following livestock outbreaks in affected populations, highlighting the necessity of long-term screening and surveillance.

Shifting priorities in the aftermath of a Q fever epidemic in 2007 to 2009 in the Netherlands: from acute to chronic infection

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Shifting priorities in the aftermath of a Q fever epidemic in 2007 to 2009 in the Netherlands: from acute to chronic infection

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