Outbreak of Occupational Brucellosis at a Pharmaceutical Factory in Southeast China. (12th November 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zhan, B. D.; Wang, S. Q.; Lai, S. M.; Lu, Y.; Shi, X. G.; Cao, G. P.; Hu, X. L.; Zheng, C. J.; Yu, Z. Y.; Zhang, J. M.; Fang, C. F.; Gong, Z. Y.
• Is Part Of: Zoonoses and public health. Volume 64:Number 6(2017)
• Page Start: 431
• Page End: 437
• Publication Date: 2016-11-12
• Subjects: Occupational Outbreak -- human brucellosis -- epidemiological investigation -- pharmaceutical factory; Zoonoses -- Periodicals; Public health -- Periodicals; 636.0896959
• DOI: 10.1111/zph.12322
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1863-1959

Abstract

Summary: Brucellosis is an occupational disease affecting workers in butcher shops, the milking and dairy product industry, causing more than 500 000 new cases around the world. As a national statutory B infectious disease in China, morbidity of brucellosis is rapidly increasing in recent years. We report an occupational outbreak of brucellosis infection in a pharmaceutical factory. Exposure was a result of manual operation in the process line, close contact with sheep placentas, insufficient disinfection and repeated using of protective suits and infected by aerosol dissemination. Improved preventive methods, appropriate public health measures and spread of health education would be helpful to prevent the occupational outbreak of brucellosis in future.