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This is a summary of the Q Fever Symposium 2025 Conference Review which was held in Byron Bay, NSW earlier this year.

Selection and review of the research has been carried out independently by Dr Shereen Labib, a public health physician currently working as the Medical and Epidemiology Manager at the Gippsland Region Public Health Unit.

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In this edition we feature:

• Incorporating serum PCR for Q fever diagnosis
• Insights from the Dutch Q fever outbreak
• Foetal & neonatal outcomes after acute Q fever infection in pregnancy
• An Australian-made autogenous vaccine for dairy goats
• Breastfeeding after Q fever in pregnancy
• A potential new Q fever vaccine for humans
• The epidemiology of Q fever over time in QLD
• Q fever patients requiring ICU support in Cairns
• Multiplex PCR to distinguish Q fever vs. leptospirosis

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