Since dairy goat farms were quickly identified as the most probable sources for human Q fever in the Netherlands [ 1, 5, 6, 23], the numbers of investigated dairy goat farms were much higher when compared to other potential sources for human Q fever (e.g. sheep or cattle).
The most potent dioxin congener, 2,3,7,8-TCDD, has been identified as a human carcinogen, while the World Health Organization has rated PCBs and most chlorinated pesticides as probable human carcinogens (Steenland et al. 2004).
The most probable scenario is that small human groups scattered at a low density throughout the territory, retreated in bad times to more hospitable areas such as the Moroccan Atlas Mountains and the Ethiopian Highlands.
Dairy goat farms were identified as most probable sources for emerging clusters of human Q fever cases in their vicinity.
Molecular typing of all samples obtained from animals and surface swabs from the dairy goat farm that was identified as the most probable source of a cluster of human Q fever cases [ 6], revealed the presence of MLVA genotype A only.
Bat-to-human was the most probable route of transmission in Goalando; however, some undetermined intermediate or incidental hosts cannot be ruled out.
Ref. Val. = maximum reference limits for human consumption, MPN = most probable number, CFU = colony-forming units, Abs.
Identification of most probable ranges of biodynamic responses of the human body exposed to whole-body vibration is essential for developing effective integrated human-machine system design tools, improved vibration mitigation devices and frequency-weighting for exposure assessment.
Syntheses of datasets, selected on the basis of a set of criterion, are performed to identify the most probable ranges of biodynamic responses of the human body to whole-body vibration.
