Q fever epidemiology and demographics
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Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
The pathogenic agent is to be found everywhere except Antarctica and New Zealand.
Age
This disease is occasionally seen in children, especially those who live on a farm. In infected children younger than 3 years old, Q fever is usually discovered during a search for the cause of pneumonia.[1]
Gender
Men are slightly more often affected than women, which most likely is attributed to different employment rates in typical professions.[2]
Developed Countries
In 1999, Q fever became a notifiable disease in the United States but reporting is not required in many other countries. In Europe it appears as hepatitis rather than pneumonia as in the United States.[3]
Developing Countries
Because the disease is underreported, scientists cannot reliably assess how many cases of Q fever have actually occurred worldwide. Many human infections are inapparent.[3]
References
- ↑ Hartzell JD, Wood-Morris RN, Martinez LJ, Trotta RF (2008). "Q fever: epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment". Mayo Clin. Proc. 83 (5): 574–9. doi:10.4065/83.5.574. PMID 18452690.
- ↑ Maurin M, Raoult D (1999). "Q fever". Clin. Microbiol. Rev. 12 (4): 518–53. PMC 88923. PMID 10515901.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Delsing CE, Kullberg BJ (2008). "Q fever in the Netherlands: a concise overview and implications of the largest ongoing outbreak". Neth J Med. 66 (9): 365–7. PMID 18931396.