Risk factors for occupational brucellosis among veterinary personnel in Turkey

KUTLU M., Ergonul O., SAYIN KUTLU S., Guven T., Ustun C., Alp-Cavus S., ...Daha Fazla

PREVENTIVE VETERINARY MEDICINE, cilt.117, sa.1, ss.52-58, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 117 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2014.07.010
  • Dergi Adı: PREVENTIVE VETERINARY MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.52-58
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Brucella, Occupational health, Retrospective cohort study, Risk analysis, Vaccine related brucellosis, Veterinarians, Zoonotic infections, INFECTION, VACCINE, HEALTH, ZOONOSES, WORKERS
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Veterinarians and veterinary technicians are at risk for occupational brucellosis. We described the risk factors of occupational brucellosis among veterinary personnel in Turkey. A multicenter retrospective survey was performed among veterinary personnel who were actively working in the field. Of 712 veterinary personnel, 84(11.8%) had occupational brucellosis. The median number of years since graduation was 7 (interquartile ranges [IQR], 4-11) years in the occupational brucellosis group, whereas this number was 9 (IQR, 4-16) years in the non-brucellosis group (p < 0.001). In multivariable analysis, working in the private sector (odds ratio [OR], 2.8; 95% confidence interval [95% CI], 1.55-5.28, p = 0.001), being male (OR, 4.5; 95% CI, 1.05-18.84, p = 0.041), number of performed deliveries (OR, 1.01; 95% CI, 1.002-1.02, p = 0.014), and injury during Brucella vaccine administration (OR, 5.4; 95% CI, 3.16-9.3, p < 0.001) were found to be risk factors for occupational brucellosis. We suggest that all veterinary personnel should be trained on brucellosis and the importance of using personal protective equipment in order to avoid this infection. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.