SynthesisPLoS neglected tropical diseases2019
Brucellosis awareness and knowledge in communities worldwide: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 79 observational studies.
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59 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 100 citations in OpenAlex.
- Prevalence, Associated Factors, and Temporal Trends of Brucella Detection Across Human and Animal Hosts in Bangladesh: A 25-Year Meta-Analysis.Veterinary medicine and science · 2026Pooled it
- Follow-up outcomes of asymptomatic brucellosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Emerging microbes & infections · 2023Pooled it
- Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Toward the Prevention of COVID-19 in Bangladesh: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Distribution of geographical scale, data aggregation unit and period in the correlation analysis between temperature and incidence of HFRS in mainland China: A systematic review of 27 ecological studies.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2019Pooled it
- An educational intervention based on family-centered empowerment model to modify high-risk behaviors of brucellosis via mother education.Scientific reports · 2022Trial
- Age-Stratified Heterogeneity of Brucellosis Awareness and Knowledge Among Hospital-Attending Adults in an Endemic Turkish Province: A Single-Center Cross-Sectional KAP Study.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2026Article
- Assessing Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Regarding Brucellosis Among High-Risk Occupational Groups.Veterinary medicine and science · 2026Article
- Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices, and Information Pathways Related to Brucellosis Among Adults in Najran City, Saudi Arabia: A Stratified Time-Location Cross-Sectional Study.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2026Article
- Brucellosis in Kazakhstan: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Among Smallholder Farmers and Veterinary Specialists.Veterinary sciences · 2026Article
- Brucellosis in healthcare settings: research advances in nosocomial infection prevention and control.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- Breaking professional silos to combat brucellosis: a pilot feasibility and proof-of-concept study of interprofessional education to strengthen healthcare capacity in Côte d'Ivoire.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Article
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- Interactions between brucellosis and environmental factors: spatiotemporal epidemiology from Xinjiang, China.BMC public health · 2025Article
- [Analysis of factors affecting fibrosis reversal in patients with metabolic associated steatohepatitis based on magnetic resonance elastography].Zhonghua gan zang bing za zhi = Zhonghua ganzangbing zazhi = Chinese journal of hepatology · 2025Article
- Integrating Ethnography and Structural Equation Modelling to Assess Brucellosis Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices among Pastoralist Communities in Kenya.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2025Article
- A scoping review of the national strategy for brucellosis control in Egypt: logic framework, challenges, and prospects.One health outlook · 2025Review
- [Knowledge, practices, and human seroprevalence of brucellosis in the central dairy-producing area of Cochabamba, BoliviaConhecimentos, práticas e soroprevalência humana de brucelose na área central de produção de laticínios de Cochabamba, Bolívia].Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health · 2025Article
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- Protocol for a randomized controlled trial on the impact of a health action process approach model-based mobile health intervention via WeChat on health behaviors of brucellosis patients.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Unraveling brucellosis: advances in pathogenesis, diagnostic strategies, therapeutic innovations, and public health perspectives.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Review
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Abstract
backgroundBrucellosis is regarded as a major zoonotic infection worldwide. Awareness and knowledge of brucellosis among occupational workers is considered an important aspect of brucellosis control in both humans and animals. The aim of this study was to explore the distributions of the pooled awareness level and the knowledge level of the disease worldwide.
methodsA meta-analysis was carried out to obtain pooled brucellosis awareness levels and knowledge levels of respondents regarding the zoonotic nature of brucellosis, mode of brucellosis transmission, and brucellosis symptoms in animals and humans. The analysis was conducted and reported in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-analyses guidelines.
resultsA total of seventy-nine original articles reporting the brucellosis awareness levels of in populations from 22 countries were assessed. The total pooled awareness level of brucellosis was 55.5%, and the pooled awareness levels regarding the zoonotic nature of brucellosis, mode of brucellosis transmission, signs of human brucellosis and signs of animal brucellosis were 37.6%, 35.9%, 41.6%, and 28.4% respectively. The pooled awareness level was higher than the brucellosis-related knowledge level. Subgroup analyses showed that no obvious differences in brucellosis awareness levels between high-risk populations in Asia and Africa. Health workers (including human health workers and veterinarians) had the greatest overall awareness and knowledge of human brucellosis. The overall awareness levels and knowledge levels of livestock owners (farmers) and herders were higher than those of dairy farmers and abattoir workers. In addition, awareness and knowledge levels were higher among people who were involved in bovine, caprine and ovine animal production or in caprine and ovine animal production than among people who were involved in only bovine animal production.
conclusionsInsufficient awareness and knowledge of brucellosis were observed in the original studies conducted mainly in Asia and Africa. Interventions to improve public knowledge about brucellosis are urgently needed.
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