| Literature DB >> 25404074 |
F Scott Dahlgren1, Dana L Haberling2, Jennifer H McQuiston2.
Abstract
Two national surveillance systems capturing reports of fatal Q fever were compared with obtained estimates of Q fever underreporting in the United States using capture-recapture methods. During 2000-2011, a total of 33 unique fatal Q fever cases were reported through case report forms submitted to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and through U.S. death certificate data. A single case matched between both data sets, yielding an estimated 129 fatal cases (95% confidence interval [CI] = 62-1,250) during 2000-2011. Fatal cases of Q fever were underreported through case report forms by an estimated factor of 14 and through death certificates by an estimated factor of 5.2. © The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25404074 PMCID: PMC4347323 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.14-0502
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Trop Med Hyg ISSN: 0002-9637 Impact factor: 2.345