RESUMO
This study aimed to describe the trend and to identify possible risk factors for brucellosis in Alexandria in northern Egypt. We enrolled 72 confirmed cases of brucellosis and 144 age-matched controls in this study. Participants were interviewed at home using a structured questionnaire. Working with animals, breeding goats and eating ice cream bought from street vendors were significantly associated (P < 0.05) with brucellosis by univariate and multivariate analysis. Contact with infected animals and their products was the most important method of transmission.
Assuntos
Brucelose/epidemiologia , Brucelose/etiologia , Saúde da População Urbana/estatística & dados numéricos , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Análise de Variância , Animais , Cruzamento , Brucelose/transmissão , Brucelose/veterinária , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Criança , Egito , Feminino , Microbiologia de Alimentos , Doenças das Cabras/microbiologia , Doenças das Cabras/transmissão , Cabras/microbiologia , Hospitais Especializados , Hospitais Urbanos , Humanos , Sorvetes/microbiologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Vigilância da População , Fatores de Risco , Fatores Socioeconômicos , Inquéritos e QuestionáriosRESUMO
This study aimed to describe the trend and to identify possible risk factors for brucellosis in Alexandria in northern Egypt. We enrolled 72 confirmed cases of brucellosis and 144 age-matched controls in this study. Participants were interviewed at home using a structured questionnaire. Working with animals, breeding goats and eating ice cream bought from street vendors were significantly associated [P < 0.05] with brucellosis by univariate and multivariate analysis. Contact with infected animals and their products was the most important method of transmission
