First report of an outbreak of “Q” fever IN an abattoir from Argentina
In late October 2021, one of the veterinarians and the occupational physician of a bovine and swine abattoir from Entre Ríos Province, Argentina were alerted about workers with atypical pneumonia symptoms, raising suspicious of a possible Q fever outbreak. An outbreak epidemiological investigation w...
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| author | Cardillo, Natalia Marina Bastos, Reginaldo García, Araceli Pérez, Rosendo García, Ezequiel Lloveras, Susana Suarez, Carlos |
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| description | In late October 2021, one of the veterinarians and the occupational physician of a bovine and swine abattoir from Entre Ríos Province, Argentina were alerted about workers with atypical pneumonia symptoms, raising suspicious of a possible Q fever outbreak. An outbreak epidemiological investigation was carried out. Analysis was based on the description of the study population, according to gender, age, symptoms, and position within the abattoir, as well as on outbreak epidemic curve and its probable origin. Cases of Q fever in the workers were confirmed by serology. Measurements of the association between the evaluated variables and the risk of exposure were investigated and calculated as attack rates. The outbreak occurred between October and November 2021, symptomatically affecting 11 workers, out of a total exposed population of 49 individuals. The index case was a 33-year-old male who started with symptoms on 27 October 2021, and the outbreak extended for at least 17 days. Workers in the clean zone of the slaughter floor had a 4.68 times higher risk of contracting Q fever than people located in other areas. Importantly, two pregnant cows were slaughtered a few days before the outbreak began, which could have been the origin of the outbreak. The present study demonstrates the urgent need to consider Q fever when diagnosing abortive diseases of ruminants in Argentina, as well as in zoonotic disease epidemiological surveillance to inform all actors of the health system. |
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| spelling | INTA154802023-10-09T11:37:26Z First report of an outbreak of “Q” fever IN an abattoir from Argentina Cardillo, Natalia Marina Bastos, Reginaldo García, Araceli Pérez, Rosendo García, Ezequiel Lloveras, Susana Suarez, Carlos Enfermedades de los Animales Mataderos Ganado Bovino Cerdo Zoonosis Coxiella burnetii Argentina Animal Diseases Abattoirs Cattle Swine Zoonoses In late October 2021, one of the veterinarians and the occupational physician of a bovine and swine abattoir from Entre Ríos Province, Argentina were alerted about workers with atypical pneumonia symptoms, raising suspicious of a possible Q fever outbreak. An outbreak epidemiological investigation was carried out. Analysis was based on the description of the study population, according to gender, age, symptoms, and position within the abattoir, as well as on outbreak epidemic curve and its probable origin. Cases of Q fever in the workers were confirmed by serology. Measurements of the association between the evaluated variables and the risk of exposure were investigated and calculated as attack rates. The outbreak occurred between October and November 2021, symptomatically affecting 11 workers, out of a total exposed population of 49 individuals. The index case was a 33-year-old male who started with symptoms on 27 October 2021, and the outbreak extended for at least 17 days. Workers in the clean zone of the slaughter floor had a 4.68 times higher risk of contracting Q fever than people located in other areas. Importantly, two pregnant cows were slaughtered a few days before the outbreak began, which could have been the origin of the outbreak. The present study demonstrates the urgent need to consider Q fever when diagnosing abortive diseases of ruminants in Argentina, as well as in zoonotic disease epidemiological surveillance to inform all actors of the health system. EEA Paraná Fil: Cardillo, Natalia Marina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Paraná; Argentina. Fil: Cardillo, Natalia Marina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Bastos, Reginaldo. USDA-Agricultural Research Service. Animal Disease Research Unit; Estados Unidos Fil: García, Araceli. Frigorífico La Esperanza. Entre Ríos; Argentina Fil: Pérez, Rosendo. Hospital Nuestra Señora de Luján. Entre Ríos; Argentina Fil: García, Ezequiel. Frigorífico La Esperanza. Entre Ríos; Argentina Fil: Lloveras, Susana. Hospital de Infecciosas F. J. Muñiz. Sección de Zoopatología Médica; Argentina Fil: Suarez, Carlos. USDA-Agricultural Research Service. Animal Disease Research Unit; Estados Unidos 2023-10-09T11:35:08Z 2023-10-09T11:35:08Z 2023-09 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/15480 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/zph.13077 1863-2378 https://doi.org/10.1111/zph.13077 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf Argentina .......... (nation) (World, South America) 7006477 Wiley Zoonoses and Public Health : 1-10 (First published: 25 September 2023) |
| spellingShingle | Enfermedades de los Animales Mataderos Ganado Bovino Cerdo Zoonosis Coxiella burnetii Argentina Animal Diseases Abattoirs Cattle Swine Zoonoses Cardillo, Natalia Marina Bastos, Reginaldo García, Araceli Pérez, Rosendo García, Ezequiel Lloveras, Susana Suarez, Carlos First report of an outbreak of “Q” fever IN an abattoir from Argentina |
| title | First report of an outbreak of “Q” fever IN an abattoir from Argentina |
| title_full | First report of an outbreak of “Q” fever IN an abattoir from Argentina |
| title_fullStr | First report of an outbreak of “Q” fever IN an abattoir from Argentina |
| title_full_unstemmed | First report of an outbreak of “Q” fever IN an abattoir from Argentina |
| title_short | First report of an outbreak of “Q” fever IN an abattoir from Argentina |
| title_sort | first report of an outbreak of q fever in an abattoir from argentina |
| topic | Enfermedades de los Animales Mataderos Ganado Bovino Cerdo Zoonosis Coxiella burnetii Argentina Animal Diseases Abattoirs Cattle Swine Zoonoses |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/15480 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/zph.13077 https://doi.org/10.1111/zph.13077 |
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