Goyette M, Poirier A, Bouchard J, Morrier E
Hôpital St-Joseph, Trois-Rivières, Québec.
Can J Infect Dis. 1994 May;5(3):113-8. doi: 10.1155/1994/531807.
Q fever, a zoonosis acquired by inhalation of the rickettsia Coxiella burnetii, is rarely diagnosed in Canada. The world incidence has been increasing since 1960, because of progressive dissemination of this microorganism in animal populations, particularly domestic ruminants. Some recent outbreaks were caused by cats. Of 14 cases reported in Quebec between 1989 and the beginning of 1993, nine occurred successively in an 18-month period in the rural region surrounding Trois-Rivières, after contact with livestock or cats. These cases are reported here, with the results of serological screening of the workers of an abattoir where one of the cases worked. Five additional cases reported in Quebec during the same period are briefly reviewed.
Q热是一种通过吸入立克次氏体伯氏考克斯体而获得的人畜共患病，在加拿大很少被诊断出来。自1960年以来，由于这种微生物在动物群体，特别是家养反刍动物中逐渐传播，全球发病率一直在上升。最近一些疫情是由猫引起的。1989年至1993年初魁北克报告的14例病例中，有9例在三河城周边农村地区的18个月内相继发生，均是在接触家畜或猫之后。本文报告了这些病例，以及其中一名病例所在屠宰场工作人员的血清学筛查结果。同时简要回顾了同一时期魁北克报告的另外5例病例。
