Human brucellosis: Seroprevalence and risk factors related to high risk occupational groups in Tanga municipality, Tanzania

Zoonoses and Public Health

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 183-187

  Swai, E S ^a   Schoonman, L ^b  

^a Veterinary Investigation Centre Arusha   (Tanzania)

^b Tanga Dairy Trust TADAT   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Brucellosis; Human; Prevalence; Risk factors; Tanga; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ROSE BENGAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEROPREVALENCE; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; TANZANIA;

ABATTOIRS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TANZANIA; YOUNG ADULT;

ANIMALIA; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR ABORTUS;

EID: 64149087376     PISSN: 18631959     EISSN: 18632378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1863-2378.2008.01175.x     Document Type: Article

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