The Evidence of Brucella abortus Infection in Slaughterhouse Men
- 1 July 1932
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Epidemiology and Infection
- Vol. 32 (3) , 349-353
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022172400018076
Abstract
Men engaged in slaughtering and dressing meat show a higher incidence of Brucella abortus agglutinins than those in similar age and sex groups who are otherwise employed, where titres of 1 in 20 and upwards are observed.This applies especially to men who deal with cattle and sheep; no such increased incidence has been noted in men dealing with pigs.It would seem that a titre in the vicinity of 1 in 40 serves to indicate evidence of Brucella infection definitely greater than that likely to be found in the generality of the community.Keywords
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