Clinical manifestations of human brucellosis : a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
BACKGROUND: The objectives of this systematic review, commissioned by WHO, were to assess the frequency and severity of clinical manifestations of human brucellosis, in view of specifying a disability weight for a DALY calculation.
Schelling, E. +29 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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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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Global burden of human brucellosis : a systematic review of disease frequency [PDF]
BACKGROUND: This report presents a systematic review of scientific literature published between 1990-2010 relating to the frequency of human brucellosis, commissioned by WHO.
Greter Helena +27 more
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Musculoskeletal Brucellosis in Adults in the United Arab Emirates: A Retrospective Study [PDF]
Introduction: Brucellosis is a zoonotic infection caused by the aerobic Gram-negative bacteria coccobacilli, and is considered a public health problem in the Mediterranean region and Arabian Peninsula.
Rayhan Hashmey +3 more
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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 +31 more
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Epidemiology, cost and surveillance of brucellosis in people and livestock of Kyrgyzstan [PDF]
Brucellosis is a livestock disease which is also transmissible to humans and thus it is of major public health concern. Brucellosis is considered as a major zoonotic disease of public health importance worldwide. However, its prevention and control poses
Kasymbekov, Joldoshbek
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Bovine tuberculosis and brucellosis prevalence in cattle from selected milk cooperatives in Arsi zone, Oromia region, Ethiopia [PDF]
Bovine tuberculosis (BTB) and bovine brucellosis are two important milk-borne zoonoses that have been shown to be prevalent to various degrees in Ethiopian cattle.
Sourou, Sabi Yao +15 more
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Spatial epidemiology of hospital-diagnosed brucellosis in Kampala, Uganda [PDF]
Background A retrospective case-control study was undertaken to examine the spatial risk factors for human brucellosis in Kampala, Uganda. Methods Information on age, sex and month of diagnosis was derived from records from plate agglutination tests ...
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Epidemiology of brucellosis and Q fever in Togo and the risk of disease spread through cattle trade in West Africa [PDF]
Zoonotic diseases account for more than half of infectious diseases of humans and three quarters of all emerging infectious diseases. Most of this burden lies with poor, rural communities who rely on livestock for nutrition and income.
Dean, Anna
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