Risk factors for human brucellosis in Northern Tanzania

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 598-606

  Cash Goldwasser, Shama ^a,b   Maze, Michael J ^b,c   Rubach, Matthew P ^b,d   Biggs, Holly M ^d   Stoddard, Robyn A ^e   Sharples, Katrina J ^c   Halliday, Jo E B ^f   Cleaveland, Sarah ^f   Shand, Michael C ^f   Mmbaga, Blandina T ^a,b,g   Muiruri, Charles ^a   Saganda, Wilbrod ^h   Lwezaula, Bingileki F ^h   Kazwala, Rudovick R ⁱ   Maro, Venance P ^b,g   Crump, John A ^a,c,d,g  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b KILIMANJARO CHRISTIAN MEDICAL CENTRE   (Tanzania)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^g KILIMANJARO CHRISTIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Tanzania)

^h Mawenzi Regional Referral Hospital   (Tanzania)

ⁱ SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIRTH; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BOVINE; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLOSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOKING; DAIRY PRODUCT; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GOAT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; PASTEURIZATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SHEEP; TANZANIA; ANIMAL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; LIVESTOCK; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLOSIS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVESTOCK; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; TANZANIA;

EID: 85041554031     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0125     Document Type: Article

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