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Risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes and seroprevalence for brucellosis in pregnant women exposed to goats or raw goat products in southern Thailand: a prospective cohort study.

Kan KledmaneeTippawan LiabsuetrakulSomporn Sretrirutchai
Published in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2019)
Although no association between past exposure with goats and raw goat products and adverse pregnancy outcomes was found, women with past exposure showed positive anti-Brucella abortus IgG. Counseling on avoiding consumption of raw goat milk would be beneficial to prevent goat-related infection in pregnant women in this area.
Keyphrases
  • pregnancy outcomes
  • pregnant women
  • emergency department