| changing trends in the epidemiology of human brucellosis in california from 1973 to 1992: a shift toward foodborne transmission. | from 1973 through 1992, 426 cases of human brucellosis were reported in california, of which 98% were laboratory confirmed. brucella melitensis was identified in 185 cases (78.7% of the bacteriologically typed cases). hispanics accounted for 81% of the cases from 1983 to 1992 compared with 65% during the previous decade (p < .01). the population-adjusted average annual incidence was higher in hispanics, especially in children and teenagers, compared with non-hispanic whites and african americans ... | 1994 | 7963716 |
| evaluation of north american antibody detection tests for diagnosis of brucellosis in goats. | the sensitivities and specificities of 17 antibody detection tests for brucellosis in goats were estimated. tests evaluated included the u.s. department of agriculture (usda) card test with 8% cell concentration (8%card), usda rapid automated presumptive test (rap), mexican rose bengal plate tests with 8 and 3% cell concentrations (8%rb and 3%rb), french rose bengal plate test with 4.5% cell concentration (4.5%rb), usda standard plate test (spt), usda buffered acidified plate agglutination test ... | 1998 | 9620406 |
| brucellosis in san diego: epidemiology and species-related differences in acute clinical presentations. | although aggressive public health measures have greatly reduced the number of brucellosis cases in the united states, there is a resurgence of interest in this worldwide zoonosis because of its potential as a bioweapon and its 8-fold higher incidence in california, texas, and the other borderlands between the united states and mexico compared with the national rate. accordingly, we reviewed the clinical records of 28 patients diagnosed at a university hospital in san diego, ca, between 1979 and ... | 2005 | 15879907 |