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<jats:p>For the zoonotic disease Q fever, serological analysis plays a dominant role in the diagnosis of<jats:italic>Coxiella burnetii</jats:italic>infection and in pre-screening for past exposure prior to vaccination. A number of studies suggest that assessment of<jats:italic>C. burnetii</jats:italic>-specific T-cell IFNγ responses may be a more sensitive tool to assess past exposure. In this study, we assessed the performance of a whole blood<jats:italic>C. burnetii</jats:italic>IFNγ release assay in comparison to serological detection in an area of high Q fever incidence in 2014, up to seven years after initial exposure during the Dutch Q fever outbreak 2007-2010. In a cohort of &gt;1500 individuals from the Dutch outbreak village of Herpen, approximately 60% had mounted IFNγ responses to<jats:italic>C. burnetii</jats:italic>. This proportion was independent of the<jats:italic>Coxiella</jats:italic>strain used for stimulation and much higher than the proportion of individuals scored sero-positive using the serological gold standard immunofluorescence assay. Moreover,<jats:italic>C. burnetii</jats:italic>-specific IFNγ responses were found to be more durable than antibody responses in two sub-groups of individuals known to have sero-converted as of 2007 or previously reported to the municipality as notified Q fever cases. A novel ready-to-use version of the IFNγ release assay assessed in a subgroup of pre-exposed individuals in 2021 (10-14 years post exposure) proved again to be more sensitive than serology in detecting past exposure. These data demonstrate that<jats:italic>C. burnetii</jats:italic>-induced IFNγ release is indeed a more sensitive and durable marker of exposure to<jats:italic>C. burnetii</jats:italic>than are serological responses. In combination with a simplified assay version suitable for implementation in routine diagnostic settings, this makes the assessment of IFNγ responses a valuable tool for exposure screening to obtain epidemiological data, and to identify previously exposed individuals in pre-vaccination screens.</jats:p>
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