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C. burnetii, the organism that causes Q fever, is present mainly in the secretions of cattle and sheep. Any occupation that involves contact with cattle and sheep increases the risk of the disease.

Risk Factors

Risk factors for developing Q fever include drinking raw (unpasteurized) milk or inhaling dust or droplets in the air that are contaminated with animal feces, blood, or birth products.[1][2] These risks may be attributed to different employment rates in typical professions. "At risk" occupations include, but are not limited to:[3][4]

  • Animal transporters
  • Farmers
  • Hide (tannery) workers
  • Laboratory workers handling potentially infected veterinary samples or visiting abattoirs
  • People who cull and process kangaroos
  • Shearers
  • Stockyard workers
  • Veterinary personnel

References

  1. Domingo P, Muñoz C, Franquet T, Gurguí M, Sancho F, Vazquez G (1999). "Acute Q fever in adult patients: report on 63 sporadic cases in an urban area". Clin. Infect. Dis. 29 (4): 874–9. doi:10.1086/520452. PMID 10589906.
  2. Dupuis G, Petite J, Péter O, Vouilloz M (1987). "An important outbreak of human Q fever in a Swiss Alpine valley". Int J Epidemiol. 16 (2): 282–7. doi:10.1093/ije/16.2.282. PMID 3301708.
  3. Choyce DP (1992). "Anterior chamber lens exchange". J Cataract Refract Surg. 18 (5): 537. PMID 1489455.
  4. Ishikawa H, Maeda H, Takamatsu H, Saito Y (1979). "Systemic hyalinosis (juvenile hyaline fibromatosis). Ultrastructure of the hyaline with particular reference to the cross-banded structure". Arch. Dermatol. Res. 265 (2): 195–206. PMID 88923.


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