Q fever

Q fever is a common zoonosis (infection that could transmit from animals to humans), caused by Coxiella burnetii. Natural reservoirs include several domestic and wild animals, most of which show no signs of disease (although infection can cause abortions). Due to the high resilience in the environment of Coxiella, humans are most often infected by inhalation of aerosols produced in contaminated locations, but other modes of infection have been documented (including food-borne).

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Latest outputs

Publication

Q fever - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2018

Surveillance report -

News

Salmonella the most common cause of foodborne outbreaks in the European Union

News story -

Publication

The European Union One Health 2018 Zoonoses Report

Surveillance report -

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Zoonoses in Europe: Distribution and trends - the EFSA - ECDC Community Summary Report 2008

Jan 2010

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Disease networks

European Food- and Waterborne Diseases and Zoonoses Network (FWD-Net)