Brucellosis Seroprevalence Among Workers in At-Risk Professions: Northwestern Wyoming, 2005 to 2006

Objective: Brucellosis is uncommon in the United States; however, its circulation among wildlife and domestic cattle has been ongoing in Wyoming. To assess the public health threat of brucellosis circulation among animals, a seroprevalence study was undertaken among workers in professions considered...

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Published in:Journal of occupational and environmental medicine 2012-12, Vol.54 (12), p.1557-1560
Main Authors: Luce, Richard, Snow, Jamie, Gross, Diane, Murphy, Tracy, Grandpre, Joseph, Daley, W. Randolph, Brudvig, Jean M., Ari, Mary D., Harris, Lazenia, Clark, Thomas A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Agriculture
Animal vaccines
Antibodies
Antibodies, Bacterial - blood
Bacteria
Bacterial diseases
Biological and medical sciences
Brucella
Brucella - immunology
Brucellosis
Brucellosis - blood
Brucellosis - epidemiology
Brucellosis - etiology
Cattle
Conservation of Natural Resources
Female
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infection
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Miscellaneous
Occupational Diseases - blood
Occupational Diseases - epidemiology
Occupational Diseases - etiology
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Professions
Public health
Risk Factors
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Statistical analysis
Subpopulations
Surveys and Questionnaires
Vaccines
Veterinarians
Veterinary medicine
Veterinary surgeons
Wildlife
Workers
Wyoming - epidemiology
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Summary:Objective: Brucellosis is uncommon in the United States; however, its circulation among wildlife and domestic cattle has been ongoing in Wyoming. To assess the public health threat of brucellosis circulation among animals, a seroprevalence study was undertaken among workers in professions considered to be at the highest risk for infection. Methods: A seroprevalence study was undertaken targeting individuals in at-risk professions in the affected area of the state. Results: Seroprevalence among study participants was 14.4%. Veterinarians were the main professional group that demonstrated a statistically significant association with measurable anti-Brucella antibodies. Vaccinating animals with Bruceila vaccines was associated with seropositivity. Conclusion: The risk to the general public's health from the circulation of Bruceila among wildlife and cattle can be attributed primarily to a limited subpopulation at high risk rather than a generally elevated risk.
ISSN:1076-2752
1536-5948
DOI:10.1097/JOM.0b013e31826e27ce