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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Al Dahouk, Sascha ; Neubauer, Heinrich ; Hensel, Andreas ; Schöneberg, Irene ; Nöckler, Karsten ; ... More +
Al Dahouk, Sascha ; Neubauer, Heinrich ; Hensel, Andreas ; Schöneberg, Irene ; Nöckler, Karsten ; Alpers, Katharina ; Merzenich, Hiltrud ; Stark, Klaus ; Jansen, Andreas ; Less -
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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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Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Brucellosis
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Middle Aged
Time Factors

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Emerg Infect Dis. 13(12):1895-1900. ;
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Journal Article ;
Place as Subject:
Germany ;
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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