Screening of family members of patients with acute brucellosis in an endemic area of Iran

Screening of family members of patients with acute brucellosis in an endemic area of Iran

Background and Objectives: Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease and it’s still endemic in Iran. There are some reports regarding brucellosis infection in family members sharing same risk factors and remain unrecognized. However, few studies on the importance of family screening are available. We aimed...

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Main Authors: Masoomeh Sofian, Leila Safaeipour, Arezoo Aghakhani, Mohammad Reza Sharif, Mohammad Banifazl, Alireza Sharif, Ali-Asghar Farazi, Ali Eslamifar, Farshideh Didgar, Amitis Ramezani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2013-09-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Microbiology
Subjects:
Acute Brucellosis
Family member
Index cases
Screening
Online Access:https://ijm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijm/article/view/593

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