TY - JOUR AU - de Lange, Marit M.A. AU - van der Hoek, Wim AU - Schneeberger, Peter AU - Swart, Arno AU - Heederik, Dick J.J. AU - Schimmer, Barbara AU - Wouters, Inge T1 - High Coxiella burnetii Seroconversion Rate in Veterinary Students, the Netherlands, 2006–2010 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2020 VL - 26 IS - 12 SP - 3086 SN - 1080-6059 AB - We examined Coxiella burnetii seroconversion rates by measuring C. burnetii IgG among 2 cohorts of veterinary students. During follow-up of 118 seronegative veterinary students, 23 students seroconverted. Although the clinical importance of the presence of antibodies is unknown, veterinary students should be informed about the potential risks for Q fever. KW - Q fever KW - Coxiella burnetii KW - seroepidemiologic studies KW - seroconversion KW - veterinarians KW - students KW - Netherlands KW - bacteria KW - zoonoses DO - 10.3201/eid2612.200063 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/12/20-0063_article ER - End of Reference