Chile: 82 percent of Q fever cases are livestock workers

The human Q fever outbreak in Osorno Province in the Los Lagos Region has grown to 59 suspect cases and three confirmed cases, according to a latercera.com report (computer translated). While there have been no reports of deaths, 18 patients have required hospitalization for pneumonia and three of them were connected to mechanical ventilation. Of this total, 82 percent ["]

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