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Sampling Survey on Brucellosis among Farmers and their Families in Ille-et-Vilaine (Brittany)

1977; Oxford University Press; Volume: 6; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/ije/6.4.335

1464-3685

J Zourbas, Louise C. Mâsse, A Roussey, C. Bellinger David, J Maurin, J TORTE,

Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding

A three-stage sampling survey among farmers and their families living on farms in the department of Ille-et-Vilaine gave the following results: Among 490 persons examined 313 (64 per cent) showed a positive skin test and 105 (21 per cent) a positive serological reaction; 88 of the 105 patients ignored their health status, although 45 of these presented clinical symptoms (nine per cent). This survey is continuing in order to study the non-respondents and to better analyse the epidemiological situation at a farm level.