It’s not getting nearly the publicity of Swine Flu, but Q-Fever has already killed five people in The Netherlands, compared to the two people killed to date by Swine Flu.
Not very much is known about Q-Fever, but it is contagious and is associated with farm animals, especially those reared intensively in factory farm environments.
Here’s the Dutch newspaper version of the story and the Wikipedia page on Q-fever.
