Sero-prevalence of brucellosis in occupationally exposed people in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Ethiopian Medical Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 245-252

  Kassahun, Jiksa ^a   Yimer, Eshetu ^a   Geyid, Abera ^a   Abebe, Paulos ^a   Newayeselassie, Bethlehem ^a   Zewdie, Badeg ^a   Beyene, Mekoro ^a   Bekele, Abebe ^a  

^a ETHIOPIAN PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Abattoir and Dairy farms; Addis Ababa; Brucellosis; Human beings seroprevalence; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRUCELLOSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAIRYING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; STATISTICS; ZOONOSIS;

ABATTOIRS; ADULT; AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; BRUCELLOSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DAIRYING; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; ZOONOSES;

EID: 33845752464     PISSN: 00141755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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