Risk Factors for Human Brucellosis in Northern Tanzania

Regions
  • Eastern Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Africa
  • World
From UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
Publication year 2017
Publication authors
  • Cash-Goldwasser, S.
  • Maze, M.
  • Rubach, M.
  • Biggs, H.
Publication Type Scientific Publication
DOI https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.17-0125
Full Citation Cash-Goldwasser S, Maze M, Rubach M, Biggs H, Stoddard R, Sharples K, Halliday J, Cleaveland S, Shand M, Mmbaga B, Muiruri C, Saganda W, Lwezaula B, Kazwala R, Maro V, Crump J (2018). Risk Factors for Human Brucellosis in Northern Tanzania. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 98(2): 598-606
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Abstract

Little is known about the epidemiology of human brucellosis in sub-Saharan Africa. This hampers prevention and control efforts at the individual and population levels. To evaluate risk factors for brucellosis in northern Tanzania, we conducted a study of patients presenting with fever to two hospitals in Moshi, Tanzania. This work arises from the Zoonoses and Emerging Livestock Systems (ZELS) programme