Gummow B
Section of Epidemiology, Department of Production Animal Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X04, Onderstepoort 0110, South Africa.
J S Afr Vet Assoc. 2003 Sep;74(3):72-6. doi: 10.4102/jsava.v74i3.514.
A survey of 88 veterinarians employed at the Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, South Africa, was carried out to investigate the occurrence of zoonotic diseases among South African veterinarians. The survey found that 63.6% of veterinarians interviewed had suffered from a zoonotic disease. Veterinarians predominantly involved in farm animal practice were 3 times more likely to have contracted a zoonotic disease than those working in other veterinary fields. Fifty-six percent of disease incidents were initially diagnosed by the veterinarians themselves. Fifty-three percent of incidents required treatment by a medical practitioner, but the majority (61%) of incidents did not require absence from work. The incidence density rate for contracting a zoonotic disease was 0.06 per person year of exposure. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis estimated that the probability of having contracted a zoonotic disease was 50% after 11 years in practice. The risk of contracting a zoonotic disease appeared to be higher early in practice. The most common mode of transmission was by direct contact. Approximately 46% of South Africans still live in rural areas and regularly come into close contact with farm animals. The implications of this in the light of this survey's results are discussed.
对南非比勒陀利亚大学兽医学院的88名兽医进行了一项调查，以研究南非兽医中人畜共患病的发生情况。调查发现，接受采访的兽医中有63.6%曾患人畜共患病。主要从事农场动物诊疗工作的兽医感染人畜共患病的可能性是从事其他兽医领域工作的兽医的3倍。56%的疾病事件最初是由兽医自己诊断的。53%的事件需要医生治疗，但大多数（61%）事件不需要请假。感染人畜共患病的发病密度率为每人每年接触0.06例。Kaplan-Meier生存分析估计，从业11年后感染人畜共患病的概率为50%。从业初期感染人畜共患病的风险似乎更高。最常见的传播方式是直接接触。大约46%的南非人仍生活在农村地区，经常与农场动物密切接触。根据这项调查结果，讨论了其影响。
