Changing Epidemiology of Human Brucellosis, Germany, 1962–2005

Al Dahouk, Sascha; Neubauer, Heinrich; Hensel, Andreas; Schöneberg, Irene; Nöckler, Karsten; Alpers, Katharina; Merzenich, Hiltrud; Stark, Klaus; Jansen, Andreas

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Changing Epidemiology of Human Brucellosis, Germany, 1962–2005

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Dec 2007

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Emerg Infect Dis. 13(12):1895-1900.

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Trends in the epidemiology of human brucellosis in Germany were investigated by analyzing national surveillance data (1962-2005) complemented by a questionnaire-based survey (1995-2000). After a steady decrease in brucellosis incidence from 1962 to the 1980s, a persistent number of cases has been reported in recent years, with the highest incidence in Turkish immigrants (0.3/100,000 Turks vs. 0.01/100,000 in the German population; incidence rate ratio 29). Among cases with reported exposure risks, 59% were related to the consumption of unpasteurized cheese from brucellosis-endemic countries. The mean diagnostic delay was 2.5 months. Case fatality rates increased from 0.4% (1978-1981) to a maximum of 6.5% (1998-2001). The epidemiology of brucellosis in Germany has evolved from an endemic occupational disease among the German population into a travel-associated foodborne zoonosis, primarily affecting Turkish immigrants. Prolonged diagnostic delays and high case fatality call for targeted public health measures.

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