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Health effects of Q Fever can include:
- Flu like illness
- Pneumonia
- Inflammation of the liver
- Miscarriage or premature birth
- Q fever fatigue syndrome that can last more than 12 months
- Chronic Q Fever which can result in serious health effects including endocarditis
Q Fever vaccination is the most important way to protect workers against infection. This requires pre-vaccination screening to exclude workers who have previously been infected with or vaccinated against Q Fever, as they are at increased risk for a severe vaccine reaction.
The map and table below outline the locations that require Q Fever immunisation.
Location | Requirement | Exception |
---|---|---|
Building 97, 94 and 87 | Can be entered without Q Fever Immunisation | |
Building 86 | Can be entered without Q Fever Immunisation | |
Building 85 | Can be entered without Q Fever Immunisation | |
Building 93 | Can be entered without Q Fever Immunisation | |
Building 89 | Can be entered without Q Fever Immunisation | |
Building 107 | Can be entered without Q Fever Immunisation | |
Building 108 | Must have Q fever Immunisation to enter | Exception to visitors not entering PC2 laboratories or necropsy |
Building 84 | Must have Q Fever Immunisation to enter | |
Building 102 | Must have Q Fever Immunisation to enter | 001, 011, 012, 013, 014, 002 can be entered within this building (teaching laboratory) |
Building 92 | Closed | |
Building 90 | Can be entered without Q Fever Immunisation | |
Building 82, 83, 106, 105, 81, 103, 122, 404, 409, 88, 405, 406, 407, 408 | Must have Q Fever Immunisation to enter | |
Livestock Yards | Must have Q Fever Immunisation to enter | |
Fletcherview Station | Must have Q Fever Immunisation to enter | Attending the station house and accommodation permitted. |
*If there is difficulty engaging Q Fever immunised personnel, a risk assessment with other controls may be possible depending on the nature and duration of the work to be done. Approval must be obtained from the Dean, Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences or Head of Veterinary Sciences.