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Publication Details
AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
VACCINE PROPHYLAXIS OF ABATTOIR-ASSOCIATED Q FEVER
The Lancet, Volume 324, No. 8417-8418, Year 1984
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Description
Q fever is an important cause of morbidity in Australian meatworkers; recently there have been sharp outbreaks of Q fever in abattoirs in several states. In an attempt to control Q fever by vaccination, 924 nonimmune volunteers at two South Australian abattoirs were inoculated with one dose of a purified, formalin-inactivated, Coxiella burneti, Henzerling strain, phase 1 vaccine. Some 56% of workers in one abattoir, and 64% in the other, seroconverted after vaccination. In the 18 months after vaccination, no Q fever occurred in fully vaccinated subjects, whereas there were 34 cases in 1349 unvaccinated workers. Transient local reactions were noted in most vaccinated subjects; only a few had mild general reactions. No cases of vaccine-enhanced disease were observed. Vaccination of susceptible individuals with a purified C burneti phase 1 vaccine appears to be safe and effective in preventing Q fever in the abattoir. © 1984.
Authors & Co-Authors
Marmion, B. P.
United Kingdom, Adelaide
Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science
South Africa, Adelaide
South Australian Health Commission Adelaide
Australia, Melbourne
Csl Limited
Kyrkou, M.
United Kingdom, Adelaide
Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science
South Africa, Adelaide
South Australian Health Commission Adelaide
Australia, Melbourne
Csl Limited
Worswick, D.
United Kingdom, Adelaide
Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science
South Africa, Adelaide
South Australian Health Commission Adelaide
Australia, Melbourne
Csl Limited
Esterman, A.
United Kingdom, Adelaide
Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science
South Africa, Adelaide
South Australian Health Commission Adelaide
Australia, Melbourne
Csl Limited
Ormsbee, Richard A.
United Kingdom, Adelaide
Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science
South Africa, Adelaide
South Australian Health Commission Adelaide
Australia, Melbourne
Csl Limited
Wright, J.
United Kingdom, Adelaide
Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science
South Africa, Adelaide
South Australian Health Commission Adelaide
Australia, Melbourne
Csl Limited
Cameron, S.
United Kingdom, Adelaide
Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science
South Africa, Adelaide
South Australian Health Commission Adelaide
Australia, Melbourne
Csl Limited
Feery, B.
United Kingdom, Adelaide
Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science
South Africa, Adelaide
South Australian Health Commission Adelaide
Australia, Melbourne
Csl Limited
Collins, W.
United Kingdom, Adelaide
Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science
South Africa, Adelaide
South Australian Health Commission Adelaide
Australia, Melbourne
Csl Limited
Statistics
Citations: 93
Authors: 9
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/S0140-6736(84)91617-9
ISSN:
01406736