Occupational diseases are caused by zoonotic pathogens, which spread to humans through
various types and intensities of human-livestock contact at work. In the present era, human …

Objectives Employees in non-healthcare occupations may be in several ways exposed to
infectious agents. Improved knowledge about the risks is needed to identify opportunities to …

Canine vector-borne diseases (CVBDs) are highly prevalent in tropical and subtropical
countries, mainly due to favorable climate conditions and reduced adoption of preventive …

Francisella tularensis is a dangerous pathogen that causes an extremely contagious
zoonosis in humans named tularemia. Given its low-dose morbidity, the potential to be fatal …

OBJECTIVES Q fever, caused by the bacterium, is a major zoonotic disease around the
world. This disease is common in the Eastern Mediterranean region; therefore, we …

Background Brucellosis is one of the most prevalent zoonotic diseases. Using serological
tests are valid and rapid methods that could be used in the detection of the history of getting …

Tularemia or rabbit fever is a transmissible disease from animals, rodents, and insects to
human populations that is caused by Francisella tularensis. Epidemiological studies showed …

Abattoir workers may contract Q fever by inhalation of Coxiella burnetii bacteria in aerosols
generated by slaughtering livestock, or in contaminated dust. We estimated the …

Background Francisella tularensis, the bacterium that causes tularemia, has been a
persistent and widespread pathogen in various regions of the world for centuries …

Objective Q fever is a main occupational zoonotic disease. Slaughterhouse is one of the
most remarkable ways of transmitting the infection from livestock to humans. This study …