FIGURE 1: Distribution of 1104 RRV cases in New South Wales. Dotted lines demarcate the biophysical zones:" far north coast (FNC); mid-north coast (MNC); central coast (CC); south coast (SC); northern tablelands (NT]; central tablelands (CT); southern tablelands (ST]; north-west slopes (NWS); central-west slopes (CWS); south-west slopes (SWS); north-west plains (NWP); far-west plains (FWP); and south-west plains (SWPj. • 1 -9 cases .10 -29 cases 030or more cases DGnffllh Shire 1257 cases]patient 12 were all considered to be diagnostic of RRV infection. As a general rule, neutralization tests (NT) were not employed except in some cases where similar HI antibody levels to both RRV and Sindbis virus rendered diagnosis difficult. The NT method used was as previously described."
Clinical and epidemiological informationIn 92 of the 11% confirmed RRV cases in the statewide survey, insufficient details for useful analysis were provided. Of the remaining 1104 cases, 184 were useful only for the purpose of location ( Figure I) and were not analysed further. A full analysis of age, sex, location and onset of illness was performed for the remaining 920 cases. Clinical information for most of these patients was sparse, and in some cases the time of onset of illness had to be inferred from the date of the serum specimens and reports.
SUMMARYA limited, randomized, blind, placebo-controlled trial of Q fever and influenza vaccines has been conducted in three Queensland abattoirs on a sequential analysis design. Ninety-eight subjects were given Q fever vaccine and 102 influenza vaccine. Q fever cases were observed in unvaccinated workers in all three abattoirs during the period of observation.A total of seven Q fever cases in one group, one more than the number required to achieve statistical significance between the two vaccine groups, was reached after 15 months with the cases coming from two of the abattoirs. These Q fever cases were in the group which had been given influenza vaccine and none in that given Q fever vaccine.Symptomless seroconversion rates of 24 % were found in the remaining influenza virus vaccinees, and those without immunity were given Q fever vaccine.
Session 1. Closed meeting Minute 1. Call to order. The closed session of the meeting was called to order by the Chairman, S. Faine, at 19:OO on 6 August; this was followed by an open session at 20:OO. Further open sessions were held at 14:OO on 8 August and at 14:OO on 10 August.
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