[Characteristics of brucellosis epidemiology in children in the Kazakh SSR].
The analysis of brucellosis morbidity among children in the Kazakh SSR for the last 10 years revealed the following facts. The highest morbidity rate among children was registered in zones with developed sheep breeding. Privately owned agricultural animals, mainly small cattle, proved to be the main source of infection, transferred in most cases through contacts. contacts. The occurrence of brucellosis among children was found to be directly related to their age. Most of the sick children were boys. The pronounced seasonal character of brucellosis morbidity, falling mainly on spring and summer, was observed. In surveying the population for brucellosis the use of a complex of sero-allergic tests permitted the detection of a great number of infected subjects. Most sick children showed a typical picture of acute brucellosis. Treatment resulted in their clinical convalescence.,
D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000382:Agricultural Workers' Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000635:transmission; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007158:Immunologic Techniques; D007623:Kazakhstan; D008297:Male; D012424:Rural Population
Nekotorye osobennosti épidemiologii brutselleza u deteĭ v Kazakhskoĭ SSR.