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A Narrative Review of Q Fever in Europe
Coxiella burnetii, the causative agent of Q fever, causes abortions in animals. Its effects on humans and the management of Q fever in certain conditions like pregnancy are undetermined. The World Health Organization has estimated that zoonotic diseases cause around one billion cases of infections a...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10207987/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37228530 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.38031 |
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author | Christodoulou, Magdalini Malli, Foteini Tsaras, Konstantinos Billinis, Charalambos Papagiannis, Dimitrios |
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description | Coxiella burnetii, the causative agent of Q fever, causes abortions in animals. Its effects on humans and the management of Q fever in certain conditions like pregnancy are undetermined. The World Health Organization has estimated that zoonotic diseases cause around one billion cases of infections and millions of deaths globally each year. It is worth noting that many emerging infectious diseases currently being reported worldwide are zoonoses. We reviewed studies reporting on Q fever prevalence and incidence in Europe. Articles from 1937 to 2023 with the following terms “Coxiella burnetii and Europe and Q fever, and seroprevalence studies” were identified in the PubMed database and reports by organizations such as the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). We included randomized and observational studies, seroprevalence studies, case series, and case reports. According to the ECDC in 2019, 23 countries reported 1069 cases, the majority of which were classified as confirmed cases. The number of reports per 100,000 inhabitants in the EU/EEA was 0.2 for 2019, the same as the previous four years. The highest report rate (0.7 cases per 100,000 population) was observed in Spain, followed by Romania (0.6), Bulgaria (0.5), and Hungary. Considering the typically asymptomatic nature of Q fever infection, it is imperative to strengthen the existing systems to promote the rapid identification and reporting of Q fever outbreaks in animals, particularly in cases of abortion. It is also essential to consider the facilitation of early information exchange between veterinarians and public health counterparts to ensure the timely detection and prevention of potential zoonotic events, including Q fever. |
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spelling | pubmed-102079872023-05-24 A Narrative Review of Q Fever in Europe Christodoulou, Magdalini Malli, Foteini Tsaras, Konstantinos Billinis, Charalambos Papagiannis, Dimitrios Cureus Infectious Disease Coxiella burnetii, the causative agent of Q fever, causes abortions in animals. Its effects on humans and the management of Q fever in certain conditions like pregnancy are undetermined. The World Health Organization has estimated that zoonotic diseases cause around one billion cases of infections and millions of deaths globally each year. It is worth noting that many emerging infectious diseases currently being reported worldwide are zoonoses. We reviewed studies reporting on Q fever prevalence and incidence in Europe. Articles from 1937 to 2023 with the following terms “Coxiella burnetii and Europe and Q fever, and seroprevalence studies” were identified in the PubMed database and reports by organizations such as the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). We included randomized and observational studies, seroprevalence studies, case series, and case reports. According to the ECDC in 2019, 23 countries reported 1069 cases, the majority of which were classified as confirmed cases. The number of reports per 100,000 inhabitants in the EU/EEA was 0.2 for 2019, the same as the previous four years. The highest report rate (0.7 cases per 100,000 population) was observed in Spain, followed by Romania (0.6), Bulgaria (0.5), and Hungary. Considering the typically asymptomatic nature of Q fever infection, it is imperative to strengthen the existing systems to promote the rapid identification and reporting of Q fever outbreaks in animals, particularly in cases of abortion. It is also essential to consider the facilitation of early information exchange between veterinarians and public health counterparts to ensure the timely detection and prevention of potential zoonotic events, including Q fever. Cureus 2023-04-23 /pmc/articles/PMC10207987/ /pubmed/37228530 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.38031 Text en Copyright © 2023, Christodoulou et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Infectious Disease Christodoulou, Magdalini Malli, Foteini Tsaras, Konstantinos Billinis, Charalambos Papagiannis, Dimitrios A Narrative Review of Q Fever in Europe |
title | A Narrative Review of Q Fever in Europe |
title_full | A Narrative Review of Q Fever in Europe |
title_fullStr | A Narrative Review of Q Fever in Europe |
title_full_unstemmed | A Narrative Review of Q Fever in Europe |
title_short | A Narrative Review of Q Fever in Europe |
title_sort | narrative review of q fever in europe |
topic | Infectious Disease |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10207987/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37228530 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.38031 |
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