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Zoonotic brucellosis risk associated with clandestine slaughtered porks

To determine the sanitary risk to human health, 59 sera samples of clandestine slaughtered porks were examined through serologic procedures and have demonstrated to have anti-Brucella antibodies and antibodies titles suggestive of brucellosis infection. Surveillance measurements are recommended to prevent potential risk of zoonotic infection.

Brucellosis; Risk factors; Abattoirs; Swine; Zoonosis; Health risk; Occupational risks; Brucellosis; Brucella; Serologic tests


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