Table 1.
Municipalityb | Population | Q fever incidence in the period 2007–2010c | C. burnetii positive/sera tested | C. burnetii seroprevalence (95% CId) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Boxmeer | 28,610 | 87 | 10/71 | 14.1 (7.0–24.4) |
Weert | 48,330 | 0 | 18/164 | 11.0 (6.6–16.8) |
Bernheze | 29,620 | 797 | 32/301 | 10.6 (7.3–14.7) |
Bergen | 13,400 | 37 | 4/38 | 10.5 (2.9–24.8) |
Sint-Michielsgestel | 28,270 | 195 | 4/40 | 10.0 (2.8–23.7) |
Sint Anthonis | 11,790 | 136 | 22/288 | 7.6 (4.8–11.3) |
Gemert-Bakel | 28,510 | 95 | 21/308 | 6.8 (4.3–10.2) |
Boxtel | 30,280 | 73 | 6/149 | 4.0 (1.5–8.6) |
Leudal | 36,750 | 3 | 5/134 | 3.7 (1.2–8.5) |
Someren | 18,230 | 16 | 5/175 | 2.9 (0.9–6.5) |
Deurne | 31,470 | 13 | 2/104 | 1.9 (0.2–6.8) |
Asten | 16,360 | 37 | 6/326 | 1.8 (0.7–4.0) |
Cranendonck | 20,270 | 5 | 3/174 | 1.7 (0.4–5.0) |
Overall | 527,600 | 123 | 139/2296 | 6.1 (5.1–7.1) |
aSpearman correlation coefficient between Q fever incidence during the 2007–2010 epidemic and C. burnetii seroprevalence was not significant (rs = 0.42, p = 0.156)
bMunicipalities with < 10 participants are not displayed
cPer 100,000 population
d95% confidence interval (CI)