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ID (ISN) del documento47212
Número CIS 86-2024
ISSN - Título de la serie 0025-729X - Medical Journal of Australia
Año 1986
Número de serie
Autor(es) Skilbeck H.W., Miller G.T., Hodgen A.N., Stuckey M.S.
Título A serological survey of leptospirosis in Gippsland dairy farmers; Leptospirosis in Western Australia, 1983-1984
Información bibliográfica 26 May 1986, Vol.144, No.11, p.565-569. 16 ref.
Resumen Article 1 reports on the results of serological testing of 1074 farmers and dairy workers without clinical symptoms of leptospirosis. High rates of positive serological reactions were noted against certain Leptospira interrogans serogroups (particularly, against serovar Hebdomadis). The milking of dairy cows was a major risk factor in the development of positive reactions. Article 2 reports on the presence of leptospiral antibodies (with or without attending clinical symptoms) among farmers and meatworkers in the State of Western Australia.
Descriptores (primarios) cría de ganado; Australia; zoonosis; industria lechera; ordeno; agricultura; industria de la carne; leptospirosis
Descriptores (secundarios) Australia Occidental; reacciones serológicas; enfermedades infecciosas
Tipo de documento D - Artículos periódicos
Tema(s) Agricultura, pesca, cría de ganado
Broad subject area(s)
Navegación por categoria(s) Agricultura
Industria alimentaria
Bacterial and parasitic diseases
Zoonoses
Livestock rearing