Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 1987 · 25 citations · 8 references
Veterinary MedicineInfectious Disease ControlInfectious DiseasesEpidemiologyInfectious Disease EpidemiologyOutbreak InvestigationBacterial EpidemiologyBacterial InfectionsDisease EpidemiologyZoonotic Disease SurveillanceAnnual IncidenceBrucella In MilkBrucella SpeciesContaminated SoilContaminated Soil ExposureMale-to-female Ratio
The 160,000 population in Adan area, Kuwait, is served by Adan Regional Hospital. During the 6 months period mid-December, 1983 to mid-June, 1984, 68 cases of brucellosis were admitted to the hospital, an annual incidence of 85/100,000 population. Of these, 84% were Kuwaitis and Bedouins. The mean age was 32 years, range 12-70 years. The male female ratio was 1.4:1. 55 patients gave histories of consuming raw milk and 4 had close contact with animals. The highest incidence of the disease coincided with the animal delivery season and the desert camping period of Kuwaiti families. It appears that air transmission of contaminated soil is one of the main routes of Brucella infections in Kuwait.
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Brucellosis in the United States
Robert I. Wise · JAMA · 1980 · 90 citations
Veterinary Medicine, Health Sciences, Infectious Diseases +11
Brucellosis as a world problem.
M. Abdussalam, D A Fein · PubMed · 1976 · 37 citations
Veterinary Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Veterinary Epidemiology +14