Volume 10, Number 7—July 2004
Research
Wind in November, Q fever in December
Hervé Tissot-Dupont*, Marie-Antoinette Amadei†, Meyer Nezri†, and Didier Raoult*
Table 1
Primary Q fever outbreaks reported over the last 20 years.
| Source | Year | Country | No. of cases | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheep | 1981 | USA | 81 | 14 |
| 1982 | UK | 14 | 15 | |
| 1983 | Switzerland | 415 | 13 | |
| 1993 | Italy | 58 | 16 | |
| 1996 | Germany | 45 | 17 | |
| 1996 | Germany | 18 | 18 | |
| 1996 | France | 204 | 9;20 | |
| Cattle | 1982 | USA | 25 | 15 |
| 1996 | Poland | 25 | 21 | |
| Goats | 1992 | France | 40 | 22 |
| 1998 | Slovakia | 113 | 23 | |
| 2000 | Canada | 62 | 24 | |
| Cats | 1984 | Canada | 13 | 25 |
| 1988 | Canada | 12 | 8 | |
| 1989 | USA | 15 | 26 | |
| Rabbits | 1986 | Canada | 4 | 9 |
| Pigeons | 2000 | France | 4 | 7 |
| Dogs | 1996 | Canada | 3 | 10 |
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