title: [Seroepidemiological survey of brucellosis in abattoir personnel in N'Djamena (Tchad)].
abstract: The sample studied contained 214 people divided into 2 groups: 107 abattoir workers and 107 blood donors. All the sera were analyzed by testing with buffered antigen. The percentage of positive sera in the exposed population was 14% whereas it was zero in the group of blood donors.
authors.affiliation: Service des Laboratoires et de la Banque du Sang, Hôpital Central de N'Djamena, Tchad.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Massenet
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Djime
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Karifene
mesh_terms: D000003:Abattoirs; D001782:Blood Donors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D002596:Chad / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012395:Rose Bengal; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D015047:Zoonoses
chemical_list: D012395:Rose Bengal