Screening of Household Family Members of Brucellosis Cases and Neighboring Community Members in Azerbaijan
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Expansion of brucellosis detection in the country of Georgia by screening household members of cases and neighboring community members
BACKGROUND Brucellosis is considered as endemic zoonotic disease in the country of Georgia. However, the burden of the disease on a household level is not known. Therefore, this study sought to determine the benefits of active surveillance coupled to serological screening for the early detection of brucellosis among close contacts of brucellosis cases. METHODS We used an active surveillance a...
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عنوان ژورنال: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0002-9637,1476-1645
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.12-0381