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Investigation of an outbreak of Scrub Typhus in a military population in North Queensland
Author(s) -
Oltvolgyi C George
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
internal medicine journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 1444-0903
DOI - 10.1111/imj.2_13456
Subject(s) - scrub typhus , medicine , outbreak , orientia tsutsugamushi , doxycycline , rickettsiosis , regimen , population , environmental health , antibiotics , rickettsia , surgery , virology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , virus
Results: There were 82 participants in 2015 (response rate of 100%) and 40 participants in 2016 (response rate of 95.2%). A majority of GP believed work was beneficial for health and that it was important for GP to be actively involved in patients’ return to work. A substantial minority reported reduced knowledge and confidence in managing return to work issues, and the majority indicated that they had not had recent relevant training. A majority of GP also reported that they did not receive adequate information from employers to support patients’ return to work and that local supports and resources were inadequate. The Certificate of Capacity did not appear to increase administrative burden and may have improved management of return to work through improved advice and earlier recommendation of return to work.