Epidemiological aspects of an infection by Brucella abortus in risk occupational groups in the microregion of Araguaína, Tocantins
The aim of this paper was to study some epidemiological aspects of the infection by Brucella abortus in risk occupational groups in the microregion of Araguaína, Tocantins. For antibody research, 645 serum samples were analyzed by the complement fixation test (CF). A 4.0% frequency was found (26/645...
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| author | Taciana Rabelo Ramalho Ramos José Wilton Pinheiro Junior Pedro Alves de Moura Sobrinho Vânia Lúcia de Assis Santana Neurisvan Ramos Guerra Lúcio Esmeraldo Honório de Melo Rinaldo Aparecido Mota |
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| description | The aim of this paper was to study some epidemiological aspects of the infection by Brucella abortus in risk occupational groups in the microregion of Araguaína, Tocantins. For antibody research, 645 serum samples were analyzed by the complement fixation test (CF). A 4.0% frequency was found (26/645) in patients' serum and among those 4.1% (23/551) were slaughterhouses employees and 8.1% (3/37) rural workers. Of the total positive samples, three (2.0%) were women and 23 (4.7%) men; ten (2.9%) were between the ages of 18 and 30, six (3.4%) between 31 and 40, and nine (8.0%) were above 41 years of age. Risk factors for brucellosis in the study groups were age, background (OR = 2.45; CI 95% = 0.98 to 6.10) and previous work conducted with production animals (OR 2.36; CI 95% = 0.95 to 6.02). It was concluded that the infection by Brucella abortus is found in some risk occupational groups in the microregion of Araguaína, Tocantins, and control and prophylactic measures must be implemented emphasizing risk factors identified in the study. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-180a787b822640f98d7066040373a4972022-12-21T23:46:24ZengElsevierBrazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases1678-439112213313810.1590/S1413-86702008000200007S1413-86702008000200007Epidemiological aspects of an infection by Brucella abortus in risk occupational groups in the microregion of Araguaína, TocantinsTaciana Rabelo Ramalho Ramos0José Wilton Pinheiro Junior1Pedro Alves de Moura Sobrinho2Vânia Lúcia de Assis Santana3Neurisvan Ramos Guerra4Lúcio Esmeraldo Honório de Melo5Rinaldo Aparecido Mota6Foundation Tocantins UniversityUniversidade Federal Rural de PernambucoUniversidade Federal Rural de PernambucoLivestock and Agriculture National Laboratory of PernambucoUniversidade Federal Rural de PernambucoUniversidade Federal Rural de PernambucoUniversidade Federal Rural de PernambucoThe aim of this paper was to study some epidemiological aspects of the infection by Brucella abortus in risk occupational groups in the microregion of Araguaína, Tocantins. For antibody research, 645 serum samples were analyzed by the complement fixation test (CF). A 4.0% frequency was found (26/645) in patients' serum and among those 4.1% (23/551) were slaughterhouses employees and 8.1% (3/37) rural workers. Of the total positive samples, three (2.0%) were women and 23 (4.7%) men; ten (2.9%) were between the ages of 18 and 30, six (3.4%) between 31 and 40, and nine (8.0%) were above 41 years of age. Risk factors for brucellosis in the study groups were age, background (OR = 2.45; CI 95% = 0.98 to 6.10) and previous work conducted with production animals (OR 2.36; CI 95% = 0.95 to 6.02). It was concluded that the infection by Brucella abortus is found in some risk occupational groups in the microregion of Araguaína, Tocantins, and control and prophylactic measures must be implemented emphasizing risk factors identified in the study.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702008000200007&lng=en&tlng=enBrucellosisepidemiologyhumansrisk factors |
| spellingShingle | Taciana Rabelo Ramalho Ramos José Wilton Pinheiro Junior Pedro Alves de Moura Sobrinho Vânia Lúcia de Assis Santana Neurisvan Ramos Guerra Lúcio Esmeraldo Honório de Melo Rinaldo Aparecido Mota Epidemiological aspects of an infection by Brucella abortus in risk occupational groups in the microregion of Araguaína, Tocantins Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases Brucellosis epidemiology humans risk factors |
| title | Epidemiological aspects of an infection by Brucella abortus in risk occupational groups in the microregion of Araguaína, Tocantins |
| title_full | Epidemiological aspects of an infection by Brucella abortus in risk occupational groups in the microregion of Araguaína, Tocantins |
| title_fullStr | Epidemiological aspects of an infection by Brucella abortus in risk occupational groups in the microregion of Araguaína, Tocantins |
| title_full_unstemmed | Epidemiological aspects of an infection by Brucella abortus in risk occupational groups in the microregion of Araguaína, Tocantins |
| title_short | Epidemiological aspects of an infection by Brucella abortus in risk occupational groups in the microregion of Araguaína, Tocantins |
| title_sort | epidemiological aspects of an infection by brucella abortus in risk occupational groups in the microregion of araguaina tocantins |
| topic | Brucellosis epidemiology humans risk factors |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702008000200007&lng=en&tlng=en |
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