Q Fever in Returned Febrile Travelers: Table 1
Journal of Travel Medicine·
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2008.00191.x
- PMID
- 18346248
- PMCID
- —
- OpenAlex
- W2045649291
- Study type
- Journal article
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Article type
- journal-article
- Integrity
- current
Why this research matters now
The findings suggest Q fever should be included in differential diagnosis for febrile travelers returning from tropical regions, indicating potential utility in travel-related infectious disease surveillance and clinical decision-making.
Structured evidence summary
Research question
This case series describes the clinical presentation of Q fever in travelers returning from tropical regions with febrile illness.
Study design
A case series of five western travelers who returned from tropical areas presenting with fever.
Population and setting
Western travelers who developed febrile illness after returning from tropical regions.
Main findings
Q fever is uncommon but should be considered in travelers from the tropics presenting with unknown fever, headache, elevated liver enzymes, and thrombocytopenia.
Public-health relevance
The findings suggest Q fever should be included in differential diagnosis for febrile travelers returning from tropical regions, indicating potential utility in travel-related infectious disease surveillance and clinical decision-making.
Important limitations
This summary is limited to the supplied single-article abstract/metadata and requires the original paper for decision-grade interpretation. The abstract does not provide details on case selection criteria, geographic specificity, outcomes, or follow-up information.
GIDS interpretation
This article describes diagnostic patterns for Q fever in returned travelers, representing a single institution's clinical experience. The findings contribute to understanding disease presentation patterns in mobile populations but do not constitute surveillance data or establish epidemiological trends. Contextualization requires integration with broader travel health and infectious disease surveillance systems.
Related GIDS surveillance
Literature context does not validate, explain, or change a surveillance signal. Exact and contextual relationships are shown separately.
Evidence relationships
This article has 11 auditable classifier relationships to diseases, places, topics, and study design.