Current Status of Q Fever and the Challenge of Outbreak Preparedness in Korea: One Health Approach to Zoonoses

Human Q fever, a zoonosis caused by , presents with diverse clinical manifestations ranging from mild self-limited febrile illnesses to life-threatening complications such as endocarditis or vascular infection. Although acute Q fever is a benign illness with a low mortality rate, a large-scale outbr...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of Korean medical science 2023-06, Vol.38 (24), p.e197-e197
Hauptverfasser: Cho, Yun Sang, Park, Ji-Hyuk, Kim, Jong Wan, Lee, Jin-Ju, Youn, So Youn, Byeon, Hyeon Seop, Jeong, Hye Won, Kim, Dong-Min, Yu, Shi Nae, Yoon, Jang Won, Kwak, Dongmi, Yoo, Han Sang, Lee, Ji-Yeon, Kwon, Jeong-Ran, Hwang, Kyung-Won, Heo, Jung Yeon
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Zusammenfassung:Human Q fever, a zoonosis caused by , presents with diverse clinical manifestations ranging from mild self-limited febrile illnesses to life-threatening complications such as endocarditis or vascular infection. Although acute Q fever is a benign illness with a low mortality rate, a large-scale outbreak of Q fever in the Netherlands led to concerns about the possibility of blood transfusion-related transmission or obstetric complications in pregnant women. Furthermore, a small minority (< 5%) of patients with asymptomatic or symptomatic infection progress to chronic Q fever. Chronic Q fever is fatal in 5-50% of patients if left untreated. In South Korea, Q fever in humans was designated as a notifiable infectious disease in 2006, and the number of Q fever cases has increased sharply since 2015. Nonetheless, it is still considered a neglected and under-recognized infectious disease. In this review, recent trends of human and animal Q fever in South Korea, and public health concerns regarding Q fever outbreaks are reviewed, and we consider how a One Health approach could be applied as a preventive measure to prepare for zoonotic Q fever outbreaks.
ISSN:1011-8934
1598-6357
DOI:10.3346/jkms.2023.38.e197