Q Fever — Australia
Guyra [New South Wales] has been identified as a hotspot for Q fever, with as much as 22 percent of the population showing exposure to the disease. The statistic was revealed on last week’s [week of 6 Jul 2015] episode of the ABC program Landline []. Federal Health Minister Sussan Ley has promised to keep a “watching brief” on the incidence of Q fever — an infectious disease passed from animals to humans — as dry conditions provide an ideal environment for the airborne organism to
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