[Epidemiology of brucellosis in the Granada province (I). Occupational risks].
BACKGROUND
Brucellosis is a health problem in the Granada province. The major aim of the present study was to evaluate the professional risk to acquire brucellosis in Granada.


METHODS
An epidemiologic study where the cases of brucellosis were found by active search was carried out. The study period was the year 1984. The patients (overall 804) were investigated in their residence area with a questionnaire where the major risk factors were considered.


RESULTS
The disease was more common in males than in females (RR = 3); it had a significant tendency to increase with decreasing sizes of the urban nucleus (chi MH = 16.9, p less than 0.0001); and it had a significant relationship with the proportion of peasants and cattle workers in the region (r = 0.66, p less than 0.05). The professional group with the highest risk were veterinaries, in whom the disease was 31 times more common than in the rest of the population.


CONCLUSIONS
Emphasis is made, in addition to other points, on the need to increase health education in the groups of more affected professionals.
Gálvez Vargas
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Cátedra de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Granada.
Rodríguez Martín
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Rodríguez-Contreras Pelayo
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Delgado Rodríguez
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000382:Agricultural Workers' Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D014730:Veterinary Medicine
Epidemiología de la brucelosis en la provincia de Granada (I). Riesgo profesional.