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Stark resident may have rare disease brucellosis
By Kelli Young
CantonRep.com staff writer
Posted Mar 29, 2012 @ 10:46 AM
Sherry Smith, nursing unit manager for the Stark County Health Department, said preliminary blood tests show that a resident, whom she declined to identify, could be infected with brucellosis, a bacterial disease primarily passed among animals such as sheep, goats, cattle, deer, elk and pigs.
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Ohio, however, is considered a brucellosis-free state, Smith said. Since 2003, only seven confirmed and 10 probable cases of brucellosis have been reported in the state. Of the confirmed cases, five of the seven infected people had traveled to a high-risk area.
Smith said the Stark County resident is considered a probable case because the source of the contamination is unknown and subsequent tests on the resident showed no sign of the bacteria. She said the resident is being treated with antibiotics.
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By Kelli Young
CantonRep.com staff writer
Posted Mar 29, 2012 @ 10:46 AM
Sherry Smith, nursing unit manager for the Stark County Health Department, said preliminary blood tests show that a resident, whom she declined to identify, could be infected with brucellosis, a bacterial disease primarily passed among animals such as sheep, goats, cattle, deer, elk and pigs.
...
Ohio, however, is considered a brucellosis-free state, Smith said. Since 2003, only seven confirmed and 10 probable cases of brucellosis have been reported in the state. Of the confirmed cases, five of the seven infected people had traveled to a high-risk area.
Smith said the Stark County resident is considered a probable case because the source of the contamination is unknown and subsequent tests on the resident showed no sign of the bacteria. She said the resident is being treated with antibiotics.
Full text:
http://www.cantonrep.com/newsnow/x586833487/Stark-resident-may-have-rare-disease-brucellosis