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| Title |
Acute Q fever in northern Queensland: variation in incidence related to rainfall and geographical location
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Epidemiology & Infection, August 2012
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| DOI | 10.1017/s0950268812001495 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
P. HARRIS, K. M. EALES, R. SQUIRES, B. GOVAN, R. NORTON |
| Abstract |
The aims of this study were to define the basic epidemiology of serologically confirmed acute Q fever in patients tested via the Townsville Hospital laboratory from 2000 to 2010 and to determine the impact of geographical location and seasonality on the incidence of acute cases in the Townsville region. Seven Statistical Local Areas (SLA) were identified as having an incidence higher than the average Queensland incidence over the study period. The SLA with the highest incidence was Woodstock-Ross with 24.9 cases/100,000. A clear seasonal peak was found, with the greatest number of cases observed in May, 3 months following the peak in rainfall in February. We hypothesize that an increase in wildlife numbers and drier conditions seen immediately following the wet season is the reason for the seasonal peak of human acute Q fever cases in Townsville. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 27 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Rwanda | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 26 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 37% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 1 | 4% |
| Student > Master | 1 | 4% |
| Researcher | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 10 | 37% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 6 | 22% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 15% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 11% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 7% |
| Social Sciences | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 10 | 37% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 19 June 2013.
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#20,657,128
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#3,892
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#146,259
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#36
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