UEVP is a section of the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe

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UEVP is a section of the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe

Union européenneDes vétérinaires praticiens

www.uevp.org • info@uevp.org

Q – Fever in the Netherlands

Rens van Dobbenburgh

UEVP GA November 12th 2009

UEVP is a section of the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe

Union européenneDes vétérinaires praticiens

www.uevp.org • info@uevp.org

Human cases• 2005 – 2006 About 10 (Animals ????)• 2007 190• 2008 1000• 2009 2236 (u.t.d.)

Farms (goat/sheep)• 2007 – 2009 20

Perfect example of ‘One-Health-Concept’!

UEVP is a section of the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe

Union européenneDes vétérinaires praticiens

www.uevp.org • info@uevp.org

UEVP is a section of the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe

Union européenneDes vétérinaires praticiens

www.uevp.org • info@uevp.org

UEVP is a section of the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe

Union européenneDes vétérinaires praticiens

www.uevp.org • info@uevp.org

• Infected people get more severe clinical symptoms than we were used to. Heavy pneumonia (hospitalisation) from which the residual symptoms can persist for more than a year.• Although Coxiella burnetti is found in all kind of species, this one originates from goats (sheep).• Managerial measurements on the farms did not have any effect!

UEVP is a section of the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe

Union européenneDes vétérinaires praticiens

www.uevp.org • info@uevp.org

Measures 1

• Q – Fever notifiable • Infected farms under surveillance• Manure prohibited to bring on the land and is required to store covered

No result

UEVP is a section of the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe

Union européenneDes vétérinaires praticiens

www.uevp.org • info@uevp.org

Measures 2

• Vaccination goats in a circle with a diameter of 90 kilometres around the nucleus area

No result again

UEVP is a section of the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe

Union européenneDes vétérinaires praticiens

www.uevp.org • info@uevp.org

Measures 3

• Sept ’09 Vaccination compulsory nationwide• Oct ’09 Monitoring tank milk bimonthly

Result? Enough time? Next year is early. Spring 2011 we will know!

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