Document ID (ISN) | 47212 |
CIS number |
86-2024 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0025-729X - Medical Journal of Australia |
Year |
1986 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Skilbeck H.W., Miller G.T., Hodgen A.N., Stuckey M.S. |
Title |
A serological survey of leptospirosis in Gippsland dairy farmers; Leptospirosis in Western Australia, 1983-1984 |
Bibliographic information |
26 May 1986, Vol.144, No.11, p.565-569. 16 ref. |
Abstract |
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. |
Descriptors (primary) |
livestock rearing; Australia; zoonoses; dairy industry; milking; agriculture; meat industry; leptospirosis |
Descriptors (secondary) |
Western Australia; serological reactions; infectious diseases |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Subject(s) |
Agriculture, fishing, animal husbandry
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Broad subject area(s) |
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Browse category(ies) |
Zoonoses Bacterial and parasitic diseases Livestock rearing Food industry Agriculture
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