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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10082

20 February 2010
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/epizootic
Netherlands concerned over Q fever

Brussels, 19/02/2010 (Agence Europe) - The Netherlands wants the Agriculture Council on Monday 22 February to discuss the situation with regard to Q fever, which is giving cause for serious concern. Q fever is a zoonosis, that is, it is an animal disease, caused by the microbe Coxielle burnetti, which can be passed on to humans. It is a disease that is to be found in several parts of the globe and little is known on how it spreads and how it is cured. Until 2007, there were an average of 20...

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