Medica Jadertina, Vol. 37 No. 1-2, 2007.
Stručni rad
Q-fever in Primorsko-goranska County from 1999 to 2005
Nada Brnčić
Marin Dominović
Sažetak
Q-fever (Query fever) is one of the leading zoonosis in our country, which, in particular cases, usually remains undetectable. A six-year period in Primorsko-goranska County, from 1999 to 2005, has been
analyzed in the study. A total of 75 cases concerning Q-fever have been reported, out of which 58 (77%) involved men, mostly between 21 and 30 years of age – 18 (24%). The disease usually appears in the late winter or early spring. There have been no cases having mortal consequences and only 15 patients have been hospitalized. A special emphasis and research has been given to the Q-fever epidemics that occurred in the year 2004 in Novi Vinodolski and its outskirts.
Ključne riječi
Q-fever; Primorsko-goranska county; 1999-2005
Hrčak ID:
16702
URI
Datum izdavanja:
16.10.2007.
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