Q fever: more common than we think, and what this means for prevention

Francis, Joshua R; Robson, Jenny M

doi:10.5694/mja2.50024

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Raising awareness of the disease and ensuring access to vaccination for all at risk should be priorities

Australia has one of the highest Q fever notification rates in the world. The article on seroprevalence data in this issue of the MJA1 reinforces the fact that Q fever is an infection of public health significance, and suggests that infections are more common than is recognised.

1 Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, NT
2 Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin, NT
3 Sullivan & Nicolaides Pathology, Brisbane, QLD

Correspondence: josh.francis@menzies.edu.au

Competing interests:

No relevant disclosures.

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