Faix Dennis J, Harrison Dustin J, Riddle Mark S, Vaughn Andrew F, Yingst Samuel L, Earhart Kenneth, Thibault Glenn
Navy Forward Deployed Preventive Medicine Unit West, Al Asad, Iraq.
Clin Infect Dis. 2008 Apr 1;46(7):e65-8. doi: 10.1086/528866.
An outbreak of Q fever occurred in 22 (58%) of 38 Marines deployed to Iraq in 2005. Fever (in 100% of patients), respiratory symptoms (76%), and gastrointestinal symptoms (53%) were common. Possible risk factors included dust and exposure to animals and ticks.
2005年,部署到伊拉克的38名海军陆战队队员中有22人(58%)爆发了Q热。发热(100%的患者出现)、呼吸道症状(76%)和胃肠道症状(53%)很常见。可能的风险因素包括灰尘以及接触动物和蜱虫。