Volume 10, Number 7—July 2004
Research
Q Fever Outbreak in Industrial Setting
Hugo C. van Woerden*
, Brendan W. Mason*, Lika K. Nehaul†, Robert Smith*, Roland L. Salmon*, Brendan Healy‡, Manoj Valappil§, Diana Westmoreland§, Sarah de Martin†, Meirion R. Evans*, Graham Lloyd¶, Marysia Hamilton-Kirkwood‡, and Nina S. Williams*
, Brendan W. Mason*, Lika K. Nehaul†, Robert Smith*, Roland L. Salmon*, Brendan Healy‡, Manoj Valappil§, Diana Westmoreland§, Sarah de Martin†, Meirion R. Evans*, Graham Lloyd¶, Marysia Hamilton-Kirkwood‡, and Nina S. Williams*Table 6
Survival of Coxiella burnetiia
| Environment | Temperature (°C) | Survival |
|---|---|---|
| Wool |
15–20 |
7–9 mo |
| Wool |
4–6 |
Approx. 12 mo |
| Sand |
15–20 |
4 mo |
| Fresh meat |
Cold storage |
>1 mo |
| Salt meat |
Not recorded |
5 mo |
| Skimmed milk |
Not recorded |
40 mo |
| Tap water |
Not recorded |
30 mo |
| Tick feces |
Room |
Conclusive evidence: 586 d
Some evidence: 6 and 8 y |
| Not recorded |
–20 |
2 y |
| Not recorded | –65 | 8 y |
