| vaccine prophylaxis of abattoir-associated q fever: eight years' experience in australian abattoirs. | during the period 1981-8 a clinical trial of a q fever vaccine (q-vax; commonwealth serum laboratories, melbourne) has been conducted in abattoir workers and other at-risk groups in south australia. volunteers in four abattoirs and visitors to the abattoirs were given one subcutaneous dose of 30 micrograms of a formalin-inactivated, highly-purified coxiella burnetii cells, henzerling strain, phase 1 antigenic state, in a volume of 0.5 ml. during the period, over 4000 subjects have been vaccinate ... | 1990 | 2323360 |
| a serological survey of dairy cattle in victoria for antibody to coxiella burnetii. | | 1972 | 5013808 |
| one health approach to controlling a q fever outbreak on an australian goat farm. | a recent outbreak of q fever was linked to an intensive goat and sheep dairy farm in victoria, australia, 2012-2014. seventeen employees and one family member were confirmed with q fever over a 28-month period, including two culture-positive cases. the outbreak investigation and management involved a one health approach with representation from human, animal, environmental and public health. seroprevalence in non-pregnant milking goats was 15% [95% confidence interval (ci) 7-27]; active infectio ... | 2016 | 26493615 |
| control strategies for q fever based on results of pre-vaccination screening in victoria, 1988 to 2001. | data from q fever pre-vaccination screening were analysed to determine the level of agreement between the two tests of immunity and between disease or vaccination history and immunity, trends in proportion of participants immune to q fever, and the annual risk of infection. | 2005 | 15782873 |