Seroprevalence of brucellosis among farmers and veterinary technical staff in Peninsular Malaysia

A study was conducted to determine the seroprevalence and risk factors associated with brucellosis in farmers, veterinary technical staff and other volunteers in Peninsular Malaysia using the One Health concept. A cross sectional study design was employed to sample a population of farmers and Veteri...

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Main Authors:	P.H. Bamaiyi, L. Hassan, S. Khairani-Bejo, M. Zainalabidin, A. Adzhar, N. Mokhtar, M. Ramlan, P. Chandrawathani, N. Hamidah, N. Abdullah, A.M. Husna Maizura, B.V. Khebir
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Published:	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017
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spelling	ukm-111082017-12-18T08:36:35Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11108/ Seroprevalence of brucellosis among farmers and veterinary technical staff in Peninsular Malaysia P.H. Bamaiyi, L. Hassan, S. Khairani-Bejo, M. Zainalabidin, A. Adzhar, N. Mokhtar, M. Ramlan, P. Chandrawathani, N. Hamidah, N. Abdullah, A.M. Husna Maizura, B.V. Khebir, A study was conducted to determine the seroprevalence and risk factors associated with brucellosis in farmers, veterinary technical staff and other volunteers in Peninsular Malaysia using the One Health concept. A cross sectional study design was employed to sample a population of farmers and Veterinary technical staff on a volunteer basis. The Brucella Coombs test was used to elucidate the seroprevalence of brucellosis in the sampled population and the associated factors and predictors for brucellosis. The seroprevalence of brucellosis among farmers and non-farmers (veterinary technical staff and others) of 446 people studied was 1.35% (95% CI=0.28-2.42). Occupation, age and drinking unpasteurized milk were significant risk factors for brucellosis using multivariate logistic regression at 90% confidence level. The odds of having brucellosis increased by 7.19 times in farmers compared to non-farmers (90% CI=1.16, 44.71), it increased 7.16 times in individuals 40 years and below compared with those above 40 years old (90% CI=1.16, 44.41) and 4.45 times among those who drink unpasteurized milk compared to those who do not (90% CI= 1.03, 19.15). This study highlights the current state of human brucellosis in Malaysia among those groups that are occupationally at risk. A nationwide health education of the occupationally exposed population especially farmers may decrease the incidence of the infection and support the on-going eradication efforts of brucellosis in Malaysia. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11108/1/13%20P.H.%20Bamaiyi.pdf P.H. Bamaiyi, and L. Hassan, and S. Khairani-Bejo, and M. Zainalabidin, and A. Adzhar, and N. Mokhtar, and M. Ramlan, and P. Chandrawathani, and N. Hamidah, and N. Abdullah, and A.M. Husna Maizura, and B.V. Khebir, (2017) Seroprevalence of brucellosis among farmers and veterinary technical staff in Peninsular Malaysia. Sains Malaysiana, 46 (6). pp. 933-943. ISSN 0126-6039 http://www.ukm.my/jsm/malay_journals/jilid46bil6_2017/KandunganJilid46Bil6_2017.html
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description	A study was conducted to determine the seroprevalence and risk factors associated with brucellosis in farmers, veterinary technical staff and other volunteers in Peninsular Malaysia using the One Health concept. A cross sectional study design was employed to sample a population of farmers and Veterinary technical staff on a volunteer basis. The Brucella Coombs test was used to elucidate the seroprevalence of brucellosis in the sampled population and the associated factors and predictors for brucellosis. The seroprevalence of brucellosis among farmers and non-farmers (veterinary technical staff and others) of 446 people studied was 1.35% (95% CI=0.28-2.42). Occupation, age and drinking unpasteurized milk were significant risk factors for brucellosis using multivariate logistic regression at 90% confidence level. The odds of having brucellosis increased by 7.19 times in farmers compared to non-farmers (90% CI=1.16, 44.71), it increased 7.16 times in individuals 40 years and below compared with those above 40 years old (90% CI=1.16, 44.41) and 4.45 times among those who drink unpasteurized milk compared to those who do not (90% CI= 1.03, 19.15). This study highlights the current state of human brucellosis in Malaysia among those groups that are occupationally at risk. A nationwide health education of the occupationally exposed population especially farmers may decrease the incidence of the infection and support the on-going eradication efforts of brucellosis in Malaysia.
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author	P.H. Bamaiyi, L. Hassan, S. Khairani-Bejo, M. Zainalabidin, A. Adzhar, N. Mokhtar, M. Ramlan, P. Chandrawathani, N. Hamidah, N. Abdullah, A.M. Husna Maizura, B.V. Khebir,
spellingShingle	P.H. Bamaiyi, L. Hassan, S. Khairani-Bejo, M. Zainalabidin, A. Adzhar, N. Mokhtar, M. Ramlan, P. Chandrawathani, N. Hamidah, N. Abdullah, A.M. Husna Maizura, B.V. Khebir, Seroprevalence of brucellosis among farmers and veterinary technical staff in Peninsular Malaysia
author_facet	P.H. Bamaiyi, L. Hassan, S. Khairani-Bejo, M. Zainalabidin, A. Adzhar, N. Mokhtar, M. Ramlan, P. Chandrawathani, N. Hamidah, N. Abdullah, A.M. Husna Maizura, B.V. Khebir,
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title	Seroprevalence of brucellosis among farmers and veterinary technical staff in Peninsular Malaysia
title_short	Seroprevalence of brucellosis among farmers and veterinary technical staff in Peninsular Malaysia
title_full	Seroprevalence of brucellosis among farmers and veterinary technical staff in Peninsular Malaysia
title_fullStr	Seroprevalence of brucellosis among farmers and veterinary technical staff in Peninsular Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Seroprevalence of brucellosis among farmers and veterinary technical staff in Peninsular Malaysia
title_sort	seroprevalence of brucellosis among farmers and veterinary technical staff in peninsular malaysia
publisher	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2017
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11108/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11108/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11108/1/13%20P.H.%20Bamaiyi.pdf
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Seroprevalence of brucellosis among farmers and veterinary technical staff in Peninsular Malaysia

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