The prevalence and risk factors for human Brucella species infection in a cross-sectional survey of a rural population in Punjab, India

Mangtani, P; Berry, I; Beauvais, W; Holt, H R; Kulashri, A; Bharti, S; Sagar, V; Nguipdop-Djomo, P; Bedi, J; Kaur, M; Guitian, J; McGiven, J; Kaur, P; Singh Gill, J P; Grover, G S; Kumar, R

Abstract

Brucellosis is an important neglected zoonosis. Effective cattle vaccines are available but are infrequently used in India, where rural households commonly own one or two cattle as sources of protein and income. We assessed the prevalence of infection and risk factors in humans.

Citation

Mangtani, P., Berry, I., Beauvais, W., Holt, H. R., Kulashri, A., Bharti, S., Sagar, V., Nguipdop-Djomo, P., Bedi, J., Kaur, M., Guitian, J., McGiven, J., Kaur, P., Singh Gill, J. P., Grover, G. S., & Kumar, R. (2020). The prevalence and risk factors for human Brucella species infection in a cross-sectional survey of a rural population in Punjab, India. Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trz133

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Dec 9, 2019
• Publication Date: Feb 22, 2020
• Deposit Date: Mar 4, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 23, 2021
• Journal: Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
• Print ISSN: 0035-9203
• Electronic ISSN: 1878-3503
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trz133
• Public URL: https://rvc-repository.worktribe.com/output/1378545