New area of occurrence of human brucellosis in Brazil: serological and molecular prevalence and risk factors associated with Brucella abortus infection
These are the first published cases of human brucellosis in the state of Paraíba, reinforcing the hypothesis that the bacterium is circulating among slaughterhouse workers. This underscores the need to develop public policies that provide adequate medical support to the population.
Authors
- Ividy Bison (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1132-2527)
- Vinícius Pietta Perez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4146-3840)
- Jomar Diogo Costa Nunes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3021-1509)
- T. Matos
- António Bandeira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8054-8716)
- Arthur Willian de Lima Brasil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1862-6517)
- Roberta Nunes Parentoni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4067-1947)
- Vinícius Longo Ribeiro Vilela (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9891-7842)
- Éder dos Santos Souza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7851-8000)
- Ana Letícia Pereira Fernandes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9935-2628)
- Wigínio Gabriel de Lira Bandeira
Institutions
- Universidade Federal da Paraíba (BR)
- Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia da Paraíba (BR)
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (BR)
- Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Pará (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- One Health Outlook
- Published
- 2025-02-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s42522-024-00131-7
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Brucella: diagnosis, epidemiology, treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.71