Preliminary Findings of Ontario Q-Fever Research Project

Ontario research has found that Q-Fever is present on sheep and goat farms in Ontario.  Q-Fever is a reportable disease in humans in Ontario.  More information about Q-Fever can be found on the Ministry of Agriculture and Food website in the form of two factsheets.  The first is an explanation of the basics of Q-Fever. The second factsheet contains common questions and answers about Q-Fever. The following is a brief summary of the Ontario Q-Fever research project handed out at the Small Ruminant Research Day on January 31, 2013. SEROPREVALENCE OF Q FEVER (COXIELLA BURNETII) AND ASSOCIATED RISK FACTORS IN ONTARIO SHEEP FLOCKS, GOAT HERDS AND THEIR FARM WORKERS RESEARCHERS AND AFFILIATIONS Shannon Meadows(1), Paula Menzies(1), Andria Jones Bitton(1), Scott…