Prevalence and factors associated with human brucellosis in livestock professionals

Revista de Saude Publica

Volumn 51, Issue , 2017, Pages

  Mufinda, Franco Cazembe ^a,b   Boinas, Fernando ^c   Nunes, Carla ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b Direcção Provincial de Saúde do Namibe Angola   (Angola)

^c FACULDADE DE MEDICINA VETERINÁRIA   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Animal husbandry; Brucellosis; Epidemiology; Occupational risks; Seroepidemiologic studies; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRUCELLOSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; SOCIAL STATUS; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; ANGOLA; ANIMAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; LIVESTOCK; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; ANGOLA; ANIMALS; BRUCELLOSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVESTOCK; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85029668135     PISSN: 00348910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1518-8787.2017051006051     Document Type: Article

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