Fièvre Q

Q fever

Q fever, a bacterial zoonosis caused by Coxiella burnetii, affects humans, ruminants, carnivores, rodents, and birds. It is found worldwide except in New Zealand.

Our missions

  • Epidemiological surveillance of Q fever using data from the National Reference Center to track trends and detect unusual events and clusters of cases

  • Conducting investigations in the event of an alert or an outbreak

  • Providing information to public authorities, healthcare professionals, and the general public

Data

Q Fever: Data

In mainland France, the number of diagnoses of acute Q fever increased in 2017 (144 vs. 134 cases in 2016, +7.5%). However, the number of diagnoses of focal forms of Q fever (chronic Q fever) remained stable, with 14 cases in 2017 compared to 15 in 2016 (-6.7%).
The year 2017 was marked by two outbreaks of acute Q fever:

  • One in the Niort region, in the Deux-Sèvres department, occurring between April and June 2017, with 12 cases confirmed by the CNR.

  • The other in Sarzay in the Indre department, at a farm open to the public, following lambing, between April 17 and May 8, 2017. Twenty-nine cases were identified, 15 of which were confirmed by the CNR, including the farm owners.

In French Guiana, the number of acute Q fever diagnoses rose from 43 to 45 cases (+4.6%) between 2016 and 2017.