Brucellosis in people with occupational risk in veterinary clinics in two cities in south central Chile

Authors

  • Romy Marie Weinborn Astudillo Escuela de Ciencias Agrícolas y Veterinarias, Carrera Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Viña del Mar
  • Macarena Zanelli G. Facultad de Recursos Naturales y Medicina Veterinaria, Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Santo Tomás
  • Ignacio Troncoso T. Facultad de Recursos Naturales y Medicina Veterinaria, Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Santo Tomás
  • Álvaro Opazo V. Universidad Andrés Bello, Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Facultad Ciencias de la Vida
  • Karina Valenzuela A. Facultad de Recursos Naturales y Medicina Veterinaria, Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Santo Tomás
  • Sebastián Cárdenas Z. Facultad de Recursos Naturales y Medicina Veterinaria, Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Santo Tomás
  • Rodrigo García Facultad de Recursos Naturales y Medicina Veterinaria, Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Santo Tomás
  • Samuel Vásquez A. Facultad de Recursos Naturales y Medicina Veterinaria, Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Santo Tomás

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v31i4.17377

Keywords:

brucellosis, zoonoses, occupational diseases, Wright-Huddleson reaction, Chile

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of Brucella spp in people with occupational risk in veterinary clinics in two cities in south central Chile (Talca and Puerto Montt). Human sera (n=98) were analyzed using the Wright-Huddleson agglutination technique (sensitivity 54.9%, specificity 100%) and the exact Fischer test or X2 was used to evaluate significant differences between groups (p<0.05). A 3% seropositivity to Brucella spp was found (1.8% [1/53] for Talca and 4.4% [2/45] for Puerto Montt). According to the functions performed within veterinary clinics, seropositivity was 1.4% (1/71) for veterinary medicine students and 10% (2/19) in veterinary doctors, without significant differences between groups.

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Published

2020-11-24

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 4 (2020)

Section

Artículos Primarios

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Copyright (c) 2020 Romy Marie Weinborn Astudillo, Macarena Zanelli G., Ignacio Troncoso T., Álvaro Opazo V., Karina Valenzuela A., Sebastián Cárdenas Z., Rodrigo García, Samuel Vásquez A.

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How to Cite

Weinborn Astudillo, R. M., Zanelli G., M., Troncoso T., I., Opazo V., Álvaro, Valenzuela A., K., Cárdenas Z., S., García, R., & Vásquez A., S. (2020). Brucellosis in people with occupational risk in veterinary clinics in two cities in south central Chile. Revista De Investigaciones Veterinarias Del Perú, 31(4), e17377. https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v31i4.17377