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Document ID (ISN)48696
CIS number 87-1323
Year 1986
Convention or series no.
Title Guidelines for prevention of brucellosis in meat packing plant workers
Bibliographic information Alberta Community and Occupational Health, Medical Services Branch, 10709 Jasper Ave., Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3N3, Canada, July 1986. 7p. 3 ref.
Abstract These guidelines cover: background of the disease; mode of transmission; major symptoms; work practices; personal hygiene; first aid; worker education; medical monitoring; serological test and its interpretation; treatment.
Descriptors (primary) Canada; Alberta; meat industry; brucellosis; zoonoses
Descriptors (secondary) contagion; symptoms; personal hygiene; first aid; safety and health training; periodic medical examinations; medical treatment; blood cytology; directive; safe working methods
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Subject(s) Food, beverage and tobacco industries
Broad subject area(s) Industries and occupations
Browse category(ies) Food industry
Bacterial and parasitic diseases
Zoonoses