Frequency of Human Brucellosis Complications in West Asia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. [PDF]
In 51.66% of the included studies in West Asia, the sample size was inadequate for at least half of the complications measured. ABSTRACT Background Brucellosis is a multi‐systemic zoonotic infection. The West Asia/Middle East region is an important global hotspot for brucellosis.
Fakhri-Demeshghieh A +11 more
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Human brucellosis can be caused by different Brucella spp. When conducting operations in a country with high rates of brucellosis, extra precautions should be taken. Appropriate personal protective measures should be used in situations when close contact with animal carcasses cannot be avoided.
Elena M, Crecelius, Mark W, Burnett
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Spatiotemporal Analysis of the Primary Factors and Risk Quantification of Human Brucellosis Prevention and Control in Zhejiang Province of China. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Introduction Brucellosis is a major zoonotic disease that poses significant public health and socio‐economic threats. In China, human brucellosis incidence has continued to rise, including in highly developed regions such as Zhejiang Province, despite relatively low levels of livestock husbandry.
Li J +7 more
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High-Resolution Melting PCR as Rapid Genotyping Tool for Brucella Species
Brucella sp. are the causative agents of brucellosis. One of the main characteristics of the Brucella genus concerns its very high genetic homogeneity.
Guillaume Girault +3 more
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Molecular epidemiology of animal and human brucellosis in Mongolia [PDF]
In Mongolia, human brucellosis became an issue in the 1960s. During the 1980s, thanks to livestock vaccination, human incidence was reduced to less than 1 case per 100,000 populations.
Baljinnyam, Zolzaya
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Quantifying Risk Factors for Human Brucellosis in rural Northern Tanzania. [PDF]
Brucellosis is a zoonosis of veterinary, public health and economic significance in most developing countries. Human brucellosis is a severely debilitating disease that requires prolonged treatment with a combination of antibiotics.
Kazwala, R. +39 more
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Health-seeking behaviour of human brucellosis cases in rural Tanzania [PDF]
Background Brucellosis is known to cause debilitating conditions if not promptly treated. In some rural areas of Tanzania however, practitioners give evidence of seeing brucellosis cases with symptoms of long duration.
Kambarage, Dominic +26 more
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Native circulating Brucella melitensis lineages causing a brucellosis epidemic in Qinghai, China
Since 2010, the cases and incidences of human brucellosis have been increasing annually in Qinghai (QH) Province. Molecular epidemiology and phylogenetic analyses of strains from this region are crucial to better understand the transmission of the ...
Hongmei Xue +10 more
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Identification of Main Brucella species Implicated in Ovine and Caprine Abortion Cases by Molecular and Classical Methods [PDF]
Brucellosis is recognized as a major public health concern leading to critical economic losses in livestock animals. The present study assessed Brucella spp. isolated from aborted ovine and caprine fetuses in different parts of Iran between 2016 and 2019.
M Dadar, S Alamian
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Epidemiology of Brucellosis and Q Fever in Linked Human and Animal Populations in Northern Togo [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Although brucellosis (Brucella spp.) and Q Fever (Coxiella burnetii) are zoonoses of global importance, very little high quality data are available from West Africa. METHODS/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: A serosurvey was conducted in Togo's main
Bassirou Bonfoh +15 more
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