Literature DB >> 941242

Human brucellosis in Kenya.

L J Oomen.   

Abstract

The serology, epidemiologic features and clinical presentation of 39 patients suffering from Brucellosis in Kenya are described. The prevalent species was Brucella melitensis. There was a striking preference in the localisation of the infection for the spine and the hip joint. The disease runs a protracted course. Phenomena due to hypersensitivity and neuropsychiatric disorders are discussed. Advice regarding specific treatment is given.

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Year:  1976        PMID： 941242

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Trop Geogr Med        ISSN： 0041-3232


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Authors:  W L Norton
Journal:  Ann Rheum Dis       Date:  1984-12       Impact factor: 19.103

2.  Molecular epidemiology of Brucella species in mixed livestock-human ecosystems in Kenya.

Authors:  James M Akoko; Roger Pelle; AbdulHamid S Lukambagire; Eunice M Machuka; Daniel Nthiwa; Coletha Mathew; Eric M Fèvre; Bernard Bett; Elizabeth A J Cook; Doreen Othero; Bassirou Bonfoh; Rudovick R Kazwala; Gabriel Shirima; Esther Schelling; Jo E B Halliday; Collins Ouma
Journal:  Sci Rep       Date:  2021-04-23       Impact factor: 4.379

Review 3.  Systematic review of brucellosis in Kenya: disease frequency in humans and animals and risk factors for human infection.

Authors:  J Njeru; G Wareth; F Melzer; K Henning; M W Pletz; R Heller; H Neubauer
Journal:  BMC Public Health       Date:  2016-08-22       Impact factor: 3.295

4.  Knowledge of pastoralists on livestock diseases and exposure assessment to brucellosis within rural and peri-urban areas in Kajiado, Kenya.

Authors:  Joshua Onono; Penina Mutua; Philip Kitala; Peter Gathura
Journal:  F1000Res       Date:  2019-11-13
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