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Ana Luisa Calixto Rodrigues1, Stéphanie Kneipp Lopes da Silva1, Bárbara Luíza Alves Pinto1, Jane Braga da Silva1, Unaí Tupinambás2.
Abstract
Human brucellosis is an occupational disease affecting workers in slaughterhouses, butcher shops and the milk and dairy product industry as well as individuals who work in clinical or research laboratories. We report the first outbreak of a Brucella abortus infection in a Brazilian laboratory and compare the data obtained with reports available in the literature. Exposure was a result of damage to a biological safety cabinet and failure of the unidirectional airflow ventilation system. An epidemiological investigation identified 3 seroconverted individuals, 1 of whom had clinical manifestations and laboratory results compatible with infection at the time of exposure (n=11; attack rate=9.1%).Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID： 24474027 DOI： 10.1590/0037-8682-0160-2013
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Rev Soc Bras Med Trop ISSN： 0037-8682 Impact factor: 1.581