Seroprevalence of brucella antibodies among persons in high-risk occupation in Lebanon

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 281-288

  Araj, G F ^a   Azzam, R A ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLOSIS; COOMBS TEST; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FOOD PROCESSING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LEBANON; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PREVALENCE; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

EID: 0029856716     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s095026880000145x     Document Type: Article

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