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Q fever vaccination of children in Australia: Limited experience to date

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Q fever is a zoonotic disease caused by the bacterium Coxiella burnetii and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality in both adults and children. Australia is the only country… Click to show full abstract

Q fever is a zoonotic disease caused by the bacterium Coxiella burnetii and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality in both adults and children. Australia is the only country that has produced and registered a Q fever vaccine for human use, but this vaccine is licenced only for people aged over 15 years as data and experience in children are limited. This review describes the experience of Q fever vaccination of known paediatric cases in Australia to date.

Keywords: fever; children australia; date; fever vaccination; experience

Journal Title: Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
Year Published: 2019

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