Abstract:To investigate an outbreak of brucellosis caused by the consumption of raw ‘goat colostrum’, and provide a basis for scientific prevention and control of food-borne disease, we conducted an epidemiological survey of hospital reported cases by using a brucellosis case questionnaire. Based on the investigation clues, suspicious case search investigation and laboratory sampling detection were carried out by means of ‘snowballing’. Data were analyzed using descriptive epidemiological methods. A total of 6 cases of brucellosis were diagnosed in this epidemic. They were all from the same sightseeing group who were drinking raw ‘goat colostrum’ on the same day in a dairy company. The attack rate of the visiting group was as high as 50.00% (6/12). In conclusion, comprehensive clinical symptoms, epidemiological investigations and laboratory test results confirmed that the epidemic is an outbreak of brucellosis, causing by consumption of fresh and unsterilized goat milk. The epidemic investigation indicates that dairy products such as cattle and sheep need to be strengthened to reduce the risk of brucellosis.
岳勇, 冯静, 周蓉, 戴映雪, 奚川, 韩德琳. 一起生饮羊奶引起的布鲁氏病暴发疫情调查[J]. 中国人兽共患病学报, 2020, 36(2): 146-148.
YUE Yong, FENG Jing, ZHOU Rong, DAI Ying-xue, XI Chuan, HAN De-lin. Survey of brucellosis outbreaks caused by drinking raw goat milk. Chinese Journal of Zoonoses, 2020, 36(2): 146-148.