Incidence, Mortality, and Burden of Human Brucellosis and Its Geographical Distribution in Iran during 2009-2015

• Published in: Iranian journal of public health Vol. 48; no. Supple 1; p. 20
• Main Authors: Bakhtiar PIROOZI, MORADI, Ghobad, SAFARI, Hossein, MOHAMADI, Parvin, ALINIA, Cyrus, SHIRZADI, Mohammad Reza, NABAVI, Mahmood, VAHEDI, Siamak, GOUYA, Mohammad Mehdi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tehran Tehran University of Medical Sciences 01.03.2019
• Subjects: Brucellosis; Disability-adjusted life years; Disease; Disease control; Females; Geographical distribution; Incidence; Iran; Males; Mathematical analysis; Mortality; Sex differences; Zoonoses; Iran

Background: Human brucellosis is the most common zoonotic disease worldwide. This study aimed at estimating the incidence, mortality, and burden of human brucellosis as well as its distribution in Iran from 2009 to 2015. Methods: Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) index was used to estimate the...