- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- ... Georgia data summary. Brucellosis.
- Title:
- 2008 Georgia data summary: Brucellosis [2009]
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Community Health. Division of Public Health
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Community Health. Division of Public Health
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia. Department of Community Health. Division of Public Health
- Date of Original:
- 2009
- Subject:
- Brucellosis--Georgia--Statistics--Periodicals.
Brucellose--Géorgie (État)--Statistiques--Périodiques.
Georgia Government Documents--Serial - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- state government records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- 2008; title from PDF caption (Georgia Government Publications database, viewed March 28, 2024).
2008 (Georgia Government Publications database, viewed March 28, 2024). - External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA C900.P8 S1 B7 2008
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bc900-pp8-bs1-bb7-b2008-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bc900-pp8-bs1-bb7-b2008-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
2008 Georgia Data Summary:
Brucellosis
UNDULANT FEVER, MALTA FEVER, AND MEDITERRANEAN FEVER
Number of Cases
Brucellosis Cases in Georgia, 1987-2008
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Year
Incidence of Brucellosis Cases in Georgia, 1987-2008
Incidence (per 1,000,000 populatio 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
1.00 0.90 0.80 0.70 0.60 0.50 0.40 0.30 0.20 0.10 0.00
Year
Brucellosis by Age Category in Georgia, 1987-2008
16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0
<18 18-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66-75 76+ Age
Brucellosis is an infection caused by bacteria in the Brucella genus and rarely occurs in the United States. Over the past 20 years, there have been only 53 cases of brucellosis reported in Georgia.
Brucellosis is primarily an occupational disease of those working with infected animals and their tissues or hunters of wild animals. Because of this, males are more likely to become infected with Brucella. Since 1987, 74% of cases (n=45) reported in Georgia were male.
Exposure through the consumption of raw milk or milk products has been reported.
Public health investigates each case of Brucella infection to determine the source of infection and because of its potential use as a biological weapon.
Georgia Department of Community Health, Division of Public Health 2 Peachtree Street, NW Atlanta, GA 30303 404.657.2588 http://health.state.ga.us
Number of Cases