Epidemiology of human brucellosis in a defined area of Northwestern Greece
Epidemiology of human brucellosis in a defined area of Northwestern Greece
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DOI：
10.1017/s0950268805003973
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发表时间：
2005-10-01
影响因子：
4.2
通讯作者：
Alamanos, Y
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作者：
Avdikou, I;Maipa, V;Alamanos, Y
尽管欧洲共同资助了一个在南欧控制和根除布鲁氏菌病的方案，但有证据表明，在希腊和其他南欧国家仍然存在布鲁氏菌病疫源地。这些国家的人间布鲁氏菌病病例可能报告不足。在希腊西北部的一个确定区域实施了一个地方监测系统，以记录和研究所有人间布鲁氏菌病病例，使用几个检索来源。在为期两年的研究期间（2002年4月1日至2004年3月31日），共记录了152例新诊断病例。年龄和性别调整后的平均年发病率为17（。3例/10（5）名居民。对牲畜的控制和根除方案实施不彻底，以及可能非法贩运动物及其产品越过希腊-阿尔巴尼亚边境，可能是该地区布鲁氏菌病疫源地持续存在的原因。
Despite a European co-financial programme for control and eradication of brucellosis in Southern Europe, there is evidence that foci of brucellosis still exists in Greece and other Southern European countries. Human brucellosis cases are probably underreported in these countries. A local surveillance system was implemented in a defined region of Northwestern Greece, in order to record and study all human brucellosis cases, using several sources of retrieval. A total of 152 newly diagnosed cases were recorded during a 2-year study period (from 1 April 2002 to 31 March 2004). The age- and sex-adjusted mean annual incidence rate for the population of the study area was 17(.)3 cases/10(5) inhabitants. Incomplete application of the control and eradication programme in livestock, and the possible illegal trafficking of animals and their products across the Greek-Albanian border could be responsible for the persistence of foci of brucellosis in the area.