Epidemiological characteristics of human brucellosis in Hamadan Province during 2009–2015: results from the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System
Author(s) -
Shahrzad Nematollahi,
Erfan Ayubi,
Manoochehr Karami,
Salman Khazaei,
Masoud Shojaeian,
Reza Zamani,
Kamyar Mansori,
Behzad Gholamaliee
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2017.06.002
Subject(s) - brucellosis , medicine , epidemiology , logistic regression , odds ratio , confidence interval , incidence (geometry) , environmental health , demography , brucella melitensis , veterinary medicine , pediatrics , brucella , physics , sociology , optics
Human brucellosis and recurrent brucellosis is an ever-increasing public health concern, especially in endemic areas like Iran. Nevertheless, little is known regarding the epidemiology and determinants of recurrent brucellosis. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate epidemiological patterns and potential determinants of recurrent brucellosis in Hamadan Province during the years 2009-2015.
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