TY - JOUR AU - Whelan, Jane AU - Schimmer, Barbara AU - Schneeberger, Peter AU - Meekelenkamp, Jamie AU - van der Hoek, Wim AU - Holle, Mirna Robert–Du Ry van Beest T1 - Q Fever among Culling Workers, the Netherlands, 2009–2010 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2011 VL - 17 IS - 9 SP - 1719 SN - 1080-6059 AB - In 2009, dairy goat farms in the Netherlands were implicated in >2,300 cases of Q fever; in response, 51,820 small ruminants were culled. Among 517 culling workers, despite use of personal protective equipment, 17.5% seroconverted for antibodies to Coxiella burnetii. Vaccination of culling workers could be considered. KW - Q fever KW - epidemiology KW - agricultural workers’ diseases KW - occupational diseases KW - antibodies KW - bacteria KW - blood KW - the Netherlands KW - culling workers KW - dispatch DO - 10.3201/eid1709.110051 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/9/11-0051_article ER - End of Reference