| [an outbreak of q fever in the netherlands--possible link to goats]. | in 2007, 73 cases of q fever were identified through reports and retrospective analyses; the affected region extended from tilburg in the southwest to arnhem in the northeast. the infections arose in late spring, particularly in may and june. several spontaneous abortions due to q fever occurred on 4 dairy goat farms in the same region. the national incidence of spontaneous abortion due to q fever was 6 cases in 2006 and 7 in 2007. climatically, this southern region was extraordinarily dry durin ... | 2007 | 17953175 |