Determinants of human brucellosis in a region of Iran: a case-control study

摘要

Background: Although contact with animals and their infected products are known as a main risk factors of brucellosis, but climate conditions, type and management aspects of animal husbandry and people nutritional behaviors on dairy products consumption in each region, are the factors affecting incidence pattern of the disease in each country. Human brucellosis is a notifiable disease in many countries, but official figures do not fully reflect the number of people infected each year and true incidence has been estimated to be between 10 and 25 times higher than what reported figures indicate.