title: [Evaluation of epidemiologic surveillance of human brucellosis-- occupational disease overcome in the midst of animals].
abstract: National eradication programme of bovine Brucellosis in Poland has reduced prevalence below 0.5%. The last cow-abortion incidence caused by Brucella abortus bovis was recognized in 1982. The registered cases of human brucellosis (610 during 1986-1992) represent chronic occupational infections in man acquired earlier, when bovine brucellosis was common in Poland. Actually, some of victims show no serological evidence of infection. Present small risk of infection permits to stop or to limit (only veterinarians) continuous (enough expensive) prospective serological examinations of occupational groups exposed to possible brucellosis in Poland. The interchange of information and surveillance data between Veterinary and Health Service is mostly essential for prevention of humans. When brucellosis is suspected or reported among animals--the medical service should be alerted to the possibility of the human infection.
authors.affiliation: Zakład Epidemiologii Państwowego Zakładu Higieny w Warszawie.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Seroka
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Seroka
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence
vernacular_title: Ocena nadzoru epidemiologicznego nad bruceloza ludzi--choroba urzedowo zwalczona wśród zwierzat.