Starnini G, Caccamo F, Farchi F, Babudieri S, Brunetti B, Rezza G
Penitentiary Department, Ministry of Justice, Roma.
Epidemiol Infect. 2005 Apr;133(2):377-80. doi: 10.1017/s0950268804003383.
We observed an outbreak of Q fever in a prison population. Overall, 65 of the 600 prison inmates developed the disease. The location of the prison cells had no apparent effect on the risk of infection. The outbreak was probably due to exposure to dust contaminated by a passing flock of sheep, which at the time of the outbreak was engaged in lambing. These findings highlight the possible emergence of Q fever in settings and populations not normally thought of as being at risk of exposure to the infection.
我们观察到在监狱人群中爆发了Q热。总体而言，600名监狱囚犯中有65人感染了这种疾病。牢房的位置对感染风险没有明显影响。此次疫情可能是由于接触了路过的一群正在产羔的绵羊所污染的灰尘。这些发现凸显了Q热可能在通常不被认为有感染风险的环境和人群中出现。
