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Article History

Received: 15 September 2022

Accepted: 10 March 2023

First Online: 31 March 2023

Declarations

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: The Medical Ethics Review Board of Erasmus MC approved the study protocol (MEC-2019–0048). All participants provided online informed consent to use the collected data for scientific research. The present study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.

: Not applicable.

: AG is director and AOL is general practitioner of Q-support and both are working for Q-support. The participation of AG and AOL in the study was conducted in a responsible and ethical manner. To ensure objectivity, all contact with the HCWs was done by the Principal Investigator from the Erasmus MC. The invitation and information letter clearly stated that the research was conducted by the Erasmus MC. AOL participated in the Delphi study in his role as general practitioner with expertise of Q-fever care. No other employees of Q-support participated in the Delphi study. The Erasmus MC is the owner of the data, and AG and AOL were not involved in the data collection or data analyses. They did not have contact with other participants, did not have access to case-level data, and were not involved in the data-analysis. The remaining authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.