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ArticlePathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Brucellosis Seropositivity Using Three Serological Tests and Associated Risk Factors in Abattoir Workers in Gauteng Province, South Africa.

Francis B Kolo, Abiodun A Adesiyun, Folorunso O Fasina, Bernice N Harris, Jennifer Rossouw, Charles Byaruhanga, Hermanus De Wet Geyer, Lucille Blumberg, John Frean, Henriette van Heerden

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Article in Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Francis B KoloFaculty of Veterinary Science, Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0182, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0003-2872-8864
Abiodun A AdesiyunFaculty of Veterinary Science, Department of Production Animal Studies, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0182, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0001-9470-9421
Folorunso O FasinaFaculty of Veterinary Science, Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0182, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0003-3088-8752
Bernice N HarrisSchool of Health Systems and Public Health, Faculty of Health Science, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0084, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-0924-3178
Jennifer RossouwCentre for Emerging, Zoonotic and Parasitic Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, a Division of the National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg 2132, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0003-2840-5563
Charles ByaruhangaFaculty of Veterinary Science, Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0182, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-5368-6400
Hermanus De Wet GeyerCentre for Emerging, Zoonotic and Parasitic Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, a Division of the National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg 2132, South Africa.
Lucille BlumbergCentre for Emerging, Zoonotic and Parasitic Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, a Division of the National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg 2132, South Africa.
John FreanCentre for Emerging, Zoonotic and Parasitic Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, a Division of the National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg 2132, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0003-3375-5760
Henriette van HeerdenFaculty of Veterinary Science, Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0182, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-3577-1273

Funding

CDC HHS 5 NU2GGH001874-02-00
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Abattoir workers are liable to zoonotic infections from animals and animal products, primarily to diseases with asymptomatic and chronic clinical manifestations in animals, such as brucellosis. No published reports exist on the seroprevalence of brucellosis in abattoir workers in South Africa. Therefore, this cross-sectional study was conducted to estimate the occurrence and risk factors for

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AbattoirsAntibodies, BacterialBrucellaBrucellosisEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayOccupational ExposureAdultAnimalsCattleCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansImmunoglobulin GMaleMiddle AgedRisk FactorsAntibodies, BacterialImmunoglobulin GabattoirbrucellosishumanserologySouth Africa

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PMID38251371
PMCPMC10821213

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