[Table/Fig-4]:
Risk factors | No. screened |
AE* | RMI† | AE + RMI ‡ | AE +RMPI § |
LE || |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Veterinarians | 1086 | 995 (91.78) | 0 | 91 (8.37) | 0 | - |
Farmers | 467 | 216 (46.25) | 0 | 251 (53.74) | 0 | - |
Dairy workers | 400 | - | 281 (70.25) | 119 (29.75) | 0 | - |
Abattoirs | 186 | 105 (56.45) | 0 | 73(39.24) | 8 (4.3) | - |
Shepherds | 146 | 0 | 0 | 146 (100) | 0 | 0 |
Lab workers | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 (100) |
Total | 2337 | 1316 (56.31) | 281(12.02) | 680 (29.09) | 8 (0.34) | 52 (2.22) |
Figures in parenthesis indicate percentage
*Animal exposure, †Raw milk ingestion, ‡AE+RMI-Animal exposure & Raw milk ingestion, §Animal exposure & Raw meat product ingestion, || Laboratory exposure