Association of Human Q Fever with Animal Husbandry, Taiwan, 2004–2012

Abstract

In Taiwan, Q fever cases in humans began increasing in 2004 and peaked in 2007 but dramatically declined in 2008 and 2011. Cases were significantly correlated with the number of goats. The decline might be associated with the collateral effects of measures to control goat pox in 2008 and 2010.

Keywords

• Q fever
• epidemiology
• cattle
• goat
• goat pox
• zoonosis