title: [A cross-sectional survey on the prevalence of Brucellosis among workers in Jiangsu province, 2012].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the status of infection and risk factors on Brucellosis among workers in Jiangsu province so as to provide related preventive and control measures.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional survey was conducted on 238 workers at three butcheries, one trading market and one stockyard. Related risk factors on the different exposures to the disease were also analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  50 workers were identified to have had the infection, with a infection rate as 21% (50/238). No significant differences in gender, age, working length and occupations were found. Jobs as slaughtering (RR = 1.80, 95%CI:1.1-3.1), particular on bleeding (RR = 1.90, 95%CI:1.1-3.3) were risk factors. Habit as hand-washing before eating was a protective factor (RR = 0.25, 95% CI: 0.14-0.44).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Workers from butcheries, trading markets and stockyards were seriously infected with Brucellosis in Jiangsu province and related. Control measures and education should be implemented to the workers in that trade.
authors.affiliation: Chinese Field Epidemiology Training Program(CFETP), Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China; Jinan Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
authors.forename: Liang-liang
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Wen-wen
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Ji-hong
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Hang
authors.forename: Wei-zhong
authors.initials: WZ
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Zhong-ming
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Jian-gang
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Jian-fang
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Chang-jun
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Bao
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors