Ayman Abd El-Aziz Author

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Human Brucellosis: Seroprevalence, Risk Factors and Barriers of Protection among Slaughterhouses’Workers in El-Menia Governorate, Egypt

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Essam A El-Moselhy*, Hussien Zayet, Ayman S El-Khateeb,Abd-Elnaser S Mohammed, Diaa M El-Tiby, Ayman Abd El-Aziz, Hesham H Amin and Mohammad S Abdraboh

Background: Brucellosis is a disabling occupational disease and an important public health problem.
Aim: To define the seroprevalence of brucellosis among slaughterhouses workers in El-Menia governorate and to define their personal risk factors.
Subjects and methods: The study was conducted on 211 subjects of different occupations, working in 11 slaughterhouses in six districts in El-Menia governorate. These districts and slaughterhouses were chosen randomly. A cross-section, analytic study design was chosen to perform this research. Subjects were submitted to interviewing, physical examination, and lab tests (standard agglutination test (SAT) and ELISA).
Results: Brucella ... view more»

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