background and objectives: brucellosis is one of the most common zoonotic diseases in iran and human brucellosis is endemic in all parts of the country. because of the difficulty in the diagnosis of brucellosis, particularly in endemic areas, the use of new and feasible diagnostic tests seem to be of great importance for resolving the diagnostic obstacles. we evaluated the usefulness of a new s...

Four cases of human Brucellosis presenting with prolonged fever, enlarged tender liver and splenomegaly are described. One case had lymphadenopathy also. In 3 cases, history of taking unpasteurised milk was obtained. This condition must be considered in patients presenting with P.U.O. A country wide survey for this disease in animals and human beings is suggested. All four cases responded to te...

The World Health Organization classifies brucellosis as one of the seven neglected en‐ demic zoonosis which contribute to the perpetuation of poverty in developing coun‐ tries. Although most of the developed countries are free from this important zoonosis, brucellosis has still a widespread distribution in the Mediterranean region, the Middle East, Central Asia, and parts of Latin America, maki...

Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa, has a large proportion of the world's poor livestock keepers, and is a hotspot for neglected zoonoses. A review of the 127 accessible publications on brucellosis in Nigeria reveals only scant and fragmented evidence on its spatial and temporal distribution in different epidemiological contexts. The few bacteriological studies conducted demonstrate...