ArticleThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2013
A foodborne outbreak of brucellosis at a police station cafeteria, Lima, Peru.
Article in The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- Genetic Characterization of AnimalBioMed research international · 2018Article
- First results on small ruminant brucellosis and tuberculosis and caprine arthritis-encephalitis in El Salvador.Tropical animal health and production · 2016Article
- Foodborne outbreak of human brucellosis caused by ingested raw materials of fetal calf on Jeju Island.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2015Article
- Retrospective and prospective perspectives on zoonotic brucellosis.Frontiers in microbiology · 2014Review
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Abstract
Brucella melitensis is highly infectious for humans and can be transmitted to humans in a number of epidemiological contexts. Within the context of an ongoing brucellosis surveillance project, an outbreak at a Peruvian police officer cafeteria was discovered, which led to active surveillance (serology, blood culture) for additional cases among 49 police officers who had also eaten there. The cohort was followed up to 18 months regardless of treatment or symptoms. Active surveillance estimated the attack rate at 26.5% (13 of 49). Blood cultures from four cases were positive; these isolates were indistinguishable using multiple locus variable number tandem repeat analysis. This investigation indicates the importance of case tracking and active surveillance for brucellosis in the context of potential common source exposure. These results provide rationale for public health investigations of brucellosis index cases including the bioterrorism-related dissemination of Brucella.
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