Correlation between animal and human brucellosis in Italy during the period 1997-2002

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 632-636

  De Massis, F ^a   Di Girolamo, A ^b   Petrini, A ^a   Pizzigallo, E ^b   Giovannini, A ^a  

^a ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELL ABRUZZO E DEL MOLISE G CAPORALE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brucellosis; Cheese; Food consumption; Incidence rates; Lambs; Occupational risk

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BRUCELLOSIS; CHEESE; CHEESEMAKING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GENDER; GOAT; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INCIDENCE; INCUBATION TIME; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHEEP; SLAUGHTERHOUSE;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 22944471136     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2005.01204.x     Document Type: Article

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