Cross-sectional study of brucellosis in Jordan: Prevalence, risk factors and spatial distribution in small ruminants and cattle

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 387-396

  Musallam, I I ^a   Abo Shehada, M ^b   Omar, M ^c   Guitian, J ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c Zarqa Health Center   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Brucella; Brucellosis; Cross sectional; Jordan; Prevalence; Risk factors; Ruminants

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BRUCELLA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES;

BACTERIAL VACCINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BLOOD; BOVINE; BRUCELLOSIS; BRUCELLOSIS, BOVINE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GEOGRAPHY; GOAT; GOAT DISEASES; JORDAN; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; RUMINANT; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; STATISTICAL MODEL; VETERINARY;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL VACCINES; BRUCELLOSIS; BRUCELLOSIS, BOVINE; CATTLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GEOGRAPHY; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; JORDAN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MILK; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RUMINANTS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84923080049     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2014.12.020     Document Type: Article

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