Seroprevalence of brucellosis among dairy farm workers in Mexico.
Salud Publica Mex
; 58(3): 366-70, 2016 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To describe the seroprevalence and associated factors for brucellosis among dairy farm workers. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
We performed a secondary analysis of a data set and sera from a previous cross-sectional study in a dairy farm. Sera were tested for Brucella spp. antibodies by the slide agglutination test. Seropositivity was defined as a titer ≥140; recent infection was titers ≥1160.RESULTS:
We tested 331 human sera. Seroprevalence of brucellosis was 18.1% (60/331; 95% CI 14.1-22.7); 13.3% of them (8/60; 95% CI 5.9 24.5) corresponded to recent infection. Highexposure occupation (calf caretaker; OR 3.3; 95%CI 1.1 - 9.7), daily hours in contact with cows (OR 1.1; 95%CI 1.03 - 1.2), and living on-site (OR 2.2; 95% CI 1.1 - 4.4) remained independently associated with seropositivity.CONCLUSIONS:
We found a high seroprevalence of brucellosis among dairy farm workers, as well as a significant association among those with prolonged and close contact with cattle.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Brucelose
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Indústria de Laticínios
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Doenças Profissionais
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País como assunto:
Mexico
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article