A Q fever cluster among workers at an abattoir in south-western Sydney, Australia, 2015

• Main Authors: Heidi Lord (Author), Stephanie Fletcher-Lartey (Author), Guy Weerasinghe (Author), Meena Chandra (Author), Nilva Egana (Author), Nicole Schembri (Author), Stephen Conaty (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: In September 2015, the Public Health Unit of the South Western Sydney Local Health District was notified of two possible Q fever cases. Case investigation identified that both cases were employed at an abattoir, and both cases advised that co-workers had experienced similar symptoms. Pub...