Epidemiology of Q Fever in Southeast Europe for a 20-Year Period (2002–2021)

Tatjana Pustahija, Snežana Medić,Vladimir Vuković,Zagorka Lozanov-Crvenković,Aleksandra Patić, Mirjana Štrbac,Verica Jovanović,Dragana Dimitrijević, Milunka Milinković, Mirjana Lana Kosanović, Helena C. Maltezou, Kassiani Mellou,Sanjin Musa, Marijan Bakić,Sanja Medenica, Nikolina Sokolovska, Nina Vukmir Rodić, Milica Devrnja,Mioljub Ristić,Vladimir Petrović

Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health（2024）

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Abstract

This study aimed to assess epidemiological trends of Q fever in six countries of Southeast Europe by analysing surveillance data for 2002–2021 period. In this descriptive analysis, we collected and analysed data on confirmed human Q fever cases, obtained from the national Public Health Institutes of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia. Overall, 2714 Q fever cases were registered during the 20-year period. The crude average annual notification rate was 0.82 (± 2.06) (95

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Q fever,Coxiella burnetii,Epidemiology,Southeast Europe,Surveillance

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