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. 2020 Nov 21;12:100197. doi: 10.1016/j.onehlt.2020.100197

Table 2.

Serological results, and self-reported Q fever vaccination of, and Q fever disease in, wildlife rehabilitators participating in a Coxiella burnetii seroprevalence survey at the Australian Wildlife Rehabilitation Conference in Sydney in July 2018.





Phase II C. burnetii antigens
Phase I C. burnetii antigens
Occupation State of Residence Year vaccinated Year diagnosed IgA IgM IgG IgA IgM IgG
Persons with self-reported Q Fever disease
Veterinary nurse/teacher VIC - 1992 - - - - - -
Beef cattle breeder NSW - 2000 - - 1600 - - 1600
Engineer NSW - 2017 100 - 400 - - 200



Persons seropositive and therefore assumed to have been exposed to Coxiella burnetii (clinical or subclinical infection)
Wildlife rehabilitator QLD - - 200 50 400 50 25 100
Retired teacher NSW - - - - 25 - - -
Veterinary nurse NSW - - - - 50 - - 25
Wildlife researcher/student NSW - - - 200 ≥3200 - - 100
Writer/editor NSW - - - - 50 - - 25
Veterinary nurse QLD - - 50 - 50 - - -
Company director/farmer WA - - - - 25 - - 50



Persons reporting having received Q fever vaccination
Retired/ farmer /journalist NSW 2013 - - - 50 - - 50
Wildlife catcher/spotter QLD 1998 - - - - - - -
Wildlife rehabilitator QLD 1999 - - - - - - -
Service QLD 2005 - - - - - - -
Home duties NSW 2010 - - - 800 200 50 100
Wildlife catcher/spotter QLD 2010 - - - - - - -
Rescue officer SA 2014 - - - - - - -
Midwife NSW 2015 - - - - - - -
Veterinarian NSW 2015 - - - - - - -
Veterinary nurse/zookeeper NSW 2015 - - - - - - -
Veterinary nurse/admin Assistant NSW 2016 - - 25 - - 50 50
Veterinary student SA 2017 - - - - - - -
Retired librarian NSW 2017 - - - 50 - - 100

Numbers correspond to reciprocal antibody titres; Dash (−) = reciprocal antibody titre <25.

VIC - Victoria, NSW - New South Wales, QLD - Queensland, WA - Western Australia, SA - South Australia,