Brucellosis in Occupationally Exposed Groups

Mangalgi, Smita S; Sajjan, Annapurna G; Mohite, Shivajirao T; Gajul, Shivali V

doi:10.7860/jcdr/2016/15276.7673

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“…Among slaughterhouse personnel elsewhere, seroprevalence estimates of 59% (44/75) in Iran [118], 22% (78/360) in Pakistan [119] and as high as 39% (66/170) in Nigeria [120] have been documented. In India, 3.8% (42/1086) in veterinarians and 15% (8/186) in abattoir personnel have been recorded [121]. Differences across countries could be attributed to prevalence differences in animals.…”

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Brucellosis Seropositivity in Animals and Humans in Ethiopia: A Meta-analysis

Tadesse

2016

PLoS Negl Trop Dis

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BackgroundThe objectives of this study were to assess the heterogeneities of estimates and to estimate the seroprevalence of brucellosis in animals and humans in Ethiopia.Methods/Principal findingsData from 70 studies covering 75879 animals and 2223 humans were extracted. Rose Bengal Plate Test (RBPT) and Complement Fixation Test (CFT) in series were the most frequently used serological tests. A random effects model was used to calculate pooled prevalence estimates. The overall True Prevalence of brucellosis seropositivity in goats and sheep were estimated at 5.3% (95%CI = 3.5, 7.5) and 2.7% (95%CI = 1.8, 3.4), respectively, and 2.9% for each of camels and cattle. The prevalence was higher in post-pubertal than in pre-pubertal animals (OR = 3.1, 95% CI = 2.6, 3.7) and in the pastoral than in the mixed crop-livestock production system (OR = 2.8, 95%CI = 2.5, 3.2). The incidence rates of brucellosis in humans of pastoral and sedentary system origins were estimated at 160 and 28 per 100 000 person years, respectively.ConclusionsThe seroprevalence of brucellosis is higher in goats than in other species. Its occurrence is evocative of its importance in the country in general and in the pastoral system in particular. Public awareness creation could reduce the transmission of Brucella spp. from animals to humans and the potential of livestock vaccination as a means of control of brucellosis needs to be assessed.

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Brucellosis Seropositivity in Animals and Humans in Ethiopia: A Meta-analysis

Tadesse

2016

PLoS Negl Trop Dis

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“…In a study by Haddadi et al in Tehran, 17.1% of patients had occupational exposure to livestock (13). In other studies, occupational exposure has been reported in 58.7%, 71%, 27%, and 32% of cases (7,14). Therefore, although occupation is considered a risk factor, the disease is not necessarily transmitted occupationally in developing countries.…”

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Investigating the Epidemiologic, Laboratory, and Clinical Features of Brucellosis Patients Hospitalized in the North of Iran During 2009 - 2014

Najafi¹,

Davoudi²,

Hassantabar³

et al. 2018

Arch Clin Infect Dis

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Background: Brucellosis is a zoonosis with diverse clinical manifestations. This study investigated the epidemiological, laboratory, and clinical features of brucellosis. Methods: In a cross-sectional survey, we evaluated brucellosis patients who referred to Razi hospital, a referral center for infectious diseases in Mazandaran province (north of Iran), from 21 March 2009 to 20 March 2014. Factors such as age, sex, clinical signs, and laboratory findings were extracted from their medical records. Results: 219 patients with a mean age of 41.6 ± 16.9 years were enrolled including 86 women (39.27%) and 133 men (60.73%). 191 participants (87.2%) had used local dairy products. 174 (79.4%) were suffering from non-focal brucellosis and 45 patients (20.6%) from focal brucellosis. The rates of referral per season were 23.7, 33.8, 23.3, and 19.2 percent in the spring, summer, autumn, and winter, respectively (P = 0.006). In terms of job, 76 patients (34.7%) were in business/market-related jobs, 64 (29.2%) were homemakers, and 49 (22.4%) were in dairy jobs. The relationship between jobs and disease was significant (P = 0.003). The most common chief complaint of patients was fever and chills (31.1%). Conclusions: Based on the findings, factors such as fever, chills, back pain, myalgia, anemia, and abnormal ESR were associated with brucellosis.

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“…Esta situación representa un serio riesgo para la salud pública, ya que el consumo de leche y quesos sin pasteurizar, procedentes de rebaños afectados por brucelosis, constituye uno de los mecanismos fundamentales de transmisión de la enfermedad a los humanos ( Un aspecto primordial para el control de la brucelosis en personas que se encuentra en el grupo de alto riesgo de padecer la enfermedad es la evaluación serológica periódica (Mangalgi et al, 2016). Sin embargo, en este estudio se comprobó que no se investiga periódicamente al personal que labora en estos centros procesadores; por tanto, se incumple lo establecido en las buenas prácti-cas ganaderas con relación a la protección del personal (FAO y FIL, 2012).…”

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Presencia de factores de riesgo asociados a la diseminación de brucelosis al humano en unidades procesadoras de leche y mataderos de la provincia Manabí, Ecuador

Aguayo

Salavarria

Pérez-Ruano

2018

Rev. investig. vet. Perú

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Se realizó una investigación epidemiológica transversal para determinar los factores de riesgo asociados a la diseminación de brucelosis a los humanos en centro procesadores de leche y mataderos de siete cantones de la provincia Manabí, Ecuador, entre septiembre y noviembre de 2015. Se realizó un censo para determinar las unidades que elaboraban subproductos lácteos y los mataderos. Se seleccionaron 119 lecherías dedicadas a la elaboración de productos lácteos artesanalmente, siete mataderos y siete centros procesadores de productos lácteos, y se caracterizaron en cuanto a los tipos de productos que elaboran y la presencia de factores de riesgo como causales de brucelosis en humanos. Se determinó la presencia de anticuerpos contra Brucella spp en la leche utilizada como materia prima mediante la prueba del anillo. El 97.6% de las unidades elaboran un solo producto (queso artesanal). Se encontró la presencia de 85.0% de ocurrencia de factores de riesgo en las lecherías que procesan leche, valor superior al encontrados en las otras unidades (p<0.05) Los principales factores de riesgos detectados relacionados con las instalaciones fueron: presencia de otras especies de animales (100%), no tratamiento de residuales (85.7%), flujo de trabajo inadecuado (85.7%) y no control de la materia prima (57.1%). En los factores relacionados con el personal en los tres tipos de unidades destacan el consumo de alimentos riesgosos en todas las unidades y la no investigación serológica periódica del personal en más del 80% de las unidades. Se comprobó el uso de leche positiva a la prueba del anillo en la elaboración de productos lácteos, especialmente en los centros procesadores de leche.

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Brucellosis in Occupationally Exposed Groups

Abstract: Brucellosis most of the times was missed or misdiagnosed. Regular screenings for brucellosis and awareness programmes to increase KAP levels are necessary to control brucellosis in occupationally exposed groups.

Cited by 44 publications

References 11 publications

Brucellosis Seropositivity in Animals and Humans in Ethiopia: A Meta-analysis

Brucellosis Seropositivity in Animals and Humans in Ethiopia: A Meta-analysis

Investigating the Epidemiologic, Laboratory, and Clinical Features of Brucellosis Patients Hospitalized in the North of Iran During 2009 - 2014

Presencia de factores de riesgo asociados a la diseminación de brucelosis al humano en unidades procesadoras de leche y mataderos de la provincia Manabí, Ecuador

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