Risk factors for occupational brucellosis among veterinary personnel in Turkey

Veterinarians and veterinary technicians are at risk for occupational brucellosis. We described the risk factors of occupational brucellosis among veterinary personnel in Turkey. A multicenter retrospective survey was performed among veterinary personnel who were actively working in the field. Of 71...

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Published in:Preventive veterinary medicine 2014-11, Vol.117 (1), p.52-58
Main Authors: Kutlu, Murat, Ergonul, Onder, Sayin-Kutlu, Selda, Guven, Tumer, Ustun, Cemal, Alp-Cavus, Sema, Ozturk, Serife Barcın, Acicbe, Ozlem, Akalin, Serife, Tekin, Recep, Tekin-Koruk, Suda, Demiroglu, Yusuf Ziya, Keskiner, Ramazan, Gönen, Ibak, Sapmaz-Karabag, Sevil, Bosnak, Vuslat, Kazak, Esra
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Animals
Bacterial Vaccines
Brucella
Brucellosis - epidemiology
Female
Humans
Male
Occupational Exposure
Occupational health
Protective Devices
Retrospective cohort study
Retrospective Studies
Risk analysis
Risk Factors
Turkey - epidemiology
Vaccine related brucellosis
Veterinarians
Zoonoses
Zoonotic infections
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Summary:Veterinarians and veterinary technicians are at risk for occupational brucellosis. We described the risk factors of occupational brucellosis among veterinary personnel in Turkey. A multicenter retrospective survey was performed among veterinary personnel who were actively working in the field. Of 712 veterinary personnel, 84 (11.8%) had occupational brucellosis. The median number of years since graduation was 7 (interquartile ranges [IQR], 4–11) years in the occupational brucellosis group, whereas this number was 9 (IQR, 4–16) years in the non-brucellosis group (p
ISSN:0167-5877
1873-1716
DOI:10.1016/j.prevetmed.2014.07.010