Evidence for Unapparent Brucella canis Infections among Adults with Occupational Exposure to Dogs

Human serological assays designed to detect brucellosis will miss infections caused by Brucella canis, and low levels of periodic bacteremia limit diagnosis by blood culture. Recent B. canis outbreaks in dogs and concomitant illnesses in caretakers suggest that unapparent human infections may be occ...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Zoonoses and public health 2014-11, Vol.61 (7), p.509-518
Hauptverfasser:	Krueger, W. S, Lucero, N. E, Brower, A, Heil, G. L, Gray, G. C
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult adults Aged agglutination tests Animals antibodies Antibodies, Bacterial - blood bacteremia Bacterial infections blood Brucella canis - isolation & purification Brucella melitensis biovar Canis Brucellosis Brucellosis - blood Brucellosis - epidemiology Case-Control Studies communicable diseases Cross-Sectional Studies Dog Diseases - epidemiology Dog Diseases - microbiology Dogs emerging Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Female Florida - epidemiology human diseases human health human resources Humans immunoassays Iowa - epidemiology Male Middle Aged occupational exposure Occupational Exposure - adverse effects occupations pathogens people public health Reproducibility of Results risk Risk Factors Seroepidemiologic Studies serological surveys seroprevalence Surveys and Questionnaires Young Adult Zoonoses Zoonoses - blood Zoonoses - epidemiology
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