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ArticleAIMS microbiology2024

Seroprevalence of brucellosis among animal handlers in West Bengal, India: an occupational health study.

Dolanchampa Modak, Silpak Biswas, Agnibho Mondal, Malabika Biswas, Maria Teresa Mascellino, Banya Chakraborty, Simmi Tiwari, Ajit Dadaji Shewale, Tushar Nale, Rupali Dey

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Article in AIMS microbiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Dolanchampa ModakDepartment of Microbiology, School of Tropical Medicine, Kolkata 700073, India.
Silpak BiswasDepartment of Microbiology, School of Tropical Medicine, Kolkata 700073, India.
Agnibho MondalDepartment of Microbiology, School of Tropical Medicine, Kolkata 700073, India.
Malabika BiswasDepartment of Microbiology, School of Tropical Medicine, Kolkata 700073, India.
Maria Teresa MascellinoDepartment of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome 00185, Italy.
Banya ChakrabortyDepartment of Microbiology, School of Tropical Medicine, Kolkata 700073, India.
Simmi TiwariCentre for One Health, National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Delhi 110054, India.
Ajit Dadaji ShewaleCentre for One Health, National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Delhi 110054, India.
Tushar NaleCentre for One Health, National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Delhi 110054, India.
Rupali DeyDepartment of Microbiology, School of Tropical Medicine, Kolkata 700073, India.
National Center for Disease Control · INSapienza University of Rome · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Brucellosis is a highly contagious zoonotic disease and a major human health problem worldwide. Due to its ways of transmission, direct or indirect contact with infected animals or their contaminated biological products, the disease exhibits strong occupational association with animal handlers comprising a significant population at risk. This study was undertaken to estimate the seroprevalence of brucellosis in animal handlers and to understand the epidemiological and serological aspects of the same. The animal handlers from the state of West Bengal, India were included in this study. It was a prospective and observational cohort study from November 2021 to March 2022. A total of 669 sera samples were collected from animal handlers and tested using various serological tests for

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animal handlersbrucellosisseroprevalenceZoonotic disease

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