Trends of human brucellosis in Italy, 1998-2010

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 142, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1188-1195

  Mancini, F R ^a,b   Bella, A ^a   Graziani, C ^a   Marianelli, C ^a   Mughini Gras, L ^a,b   Pasquali, P ^a   Pompa, M G ^c   Rizzo, C ^a   Rizzuto, E ^c   Busani, L ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brucellosis; epidemiology; public health; zoonoses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRUCELLOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BRUCELLOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GENDER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; ITALY; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEASONAL VARIATION; TREND STUDY;

EID: 84898639809     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268813002227     Document Type: Article

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