Human brucellosis in northwest ecuador: Typifying Brucella spp., seroprevalence, and associated risk factors

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 124-133

  Ron Román, Jorge ^a,b,d   Ron Garrido, Lenin ^a   Abatih, Emmanuel ^b   Celi Erazo, Maritza ^a   Vizcaíno Ordóñez, Laura ^a   Calva Pacheco, Jaime ^a   González Andrade, Pablo ^a   Berkvens, Dirk ^b   Benítez Ortíz, Washington ^a   Brandt, Jef ^b   Fretin, David ^c   Saegerman, Claude ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DEL ECUADOR   (Ecuador)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^c VETERINARY AND AGROCHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Brucella abortus biotype 4; Brucellosis; Ecuador; Human; Risk factors; Serological tests; True prevalence

Indexed keywords

ABATTOIRS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; BRUCELLOSIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECUADOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVESTOCK; MALE; MEAT PRODUCTS; MIDDLE AGED; MILK; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894169059     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: 15577759     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2012.1191     Document Type: Article

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