ABSTRACT
From 27 January to 10 February 2012, a total of 43 cases of Q fever were notified in the village of Nocaj, Srem county, Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Republic of Serbia. Q fever was laboratory confirmed in 37 notified cases. Alhough, the outbreak is considered over, the outbreak investigation is still ongoing in order to identify aetiologic factors relevant for this outbreak.
Subject(s)
Coxiella burnetii/isolation & purification , Disease Outbreaks , Q Fever/epidemiology , Acute Disease , Adolescent , Adult , Age Distribution , Aged , Disease Notification , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay , Female , Hospitalization/statistics & numerical data , Humans , Incidence , Male , Middle Aged , Population Surveillance , Q Fever/diagnosis , Q Fever/microbiology , Serbia/epidemiology , Seroepidemiologic Studies , Sex Distribution , Young AdultABSTRACT
Stress effects on respiration and muscle tension are most likely to affect phonation and articulation; the acoustic parameters reflecting vocal indicators of stress are fundamental frequency, duration and intensity. The aim of this study was to explore the link between some psychosomatic states of patients on dialysis and physical parameters of the vowel "e". Fundamental frequency, intensity and duration of the vowel "e" produced before, during and after dialysis were investigated. The results showed that in the period before dialysis the fundamental frequency was greater, duration was longer and intensity was unchanged. This investigation showed that the changes of the parameters of voice were induced with the changes of psychophysiological states of the patients on dialysis. These patients were in the state of chronicle stress, but the period before the treatment was associated with special, anticipatory stress that induced greater fundamental frequency and longer duration of the pronunciation of the vowel "e".
