Human Brucellosis in Febrile Patients Seeking Treatment at Remote Hospitals, Northeastern Kenya, 2014-2015



Njeru, John, Melzer, Falk, Wareth, Gamal, El-Adawy, Hosny, Henning, Klaus, Pletz, Mathias W, Heller, Regine, Kariuki, Samuel, Fevre, Eric ORCID: 0000-0001-8931-4986 and Neubauer, Heinrich
(2016) Human Brucellosis in Febrile Patients Seeking Treatment at Remote Hospitals, Northeastern Kenya, 2014-2015. EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 22 (12). pp. 2160-2164.

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Abstract

During 2014-2015, patients in northeastern Kenya were assessed for brucellosis and characteristics that might help clinicians identify brucellosis. Among 146 confirmed brucellosis patients, 29 (20%) had negative serologic tests. No clinical feature was a good indicator of infection, which was associated with animal contact and drinking raw milk.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Animals, Humans, Brucella abortus, Brucellosis, Zoonoses, Fever, Hospitalization, Risk Factors, Seroepidemiologic Studies, Socioeconomic Factors, History, 21st Century, Kenya, Female, Male, Geography, Medical
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 13 Feb 2017 08:26
Last Modified: 19 Jan 2023 07:19
DOI: 10.3201/eid2212.160285
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3005760