in endemic area the most challenging problem for brucellosis is to find a reliable diagnostic method. in this case-control study, we investigated the accuracy of elisa test for diagnosis of human brucellosis and determined the optimal cut-off value for elisa results in iran. the laboratory diagnosis of brucellosis was performed by blood isolation of brucella organism with a bactec 9240 system a...

Trends in the epidemiology of human brucellosis in Germany were investigated by analyzing national surveillance data (1962-2005) complemented by a questionnaire-based survey (1995-2000). After a steady decrease in brucellosis incidence from 1962 to the 1980s, a persistent number of cases has been reported in recent years, with the highest incidence in Turkish immigrants (0.3/100,000 Turks vs. 0...

With the virtual elimination of milk-borne tuberculosis, brucellosis is now the most important milk-borne disease in the United Kingdom. Data relating to the mortality and incidence of brucellosis in the British Isles in recent years have previously been published in connexion with accounts of a survey in the Oxford region (Bothwell, 1960a, b, c, d, 1962). Since the disease may soon be the subj...

Brucellosis in Argentina is currently investigated in bank donor blood by the standard plate agglutination test (PAT). This study evaluated the buffered plate antigen test (BPA), now used to screen for bovine brucellosis, as a screen for human disease. Of 57 sera from patients with culture-confirmed brucellosis, 100% were detected with the BPA. Of 142 sera positive by rose bengal (RB) and compl...

BACKGROUND This report presents a systematic review of scientific literature published between 1990-2010 relating to the frequency of human brucellosis, commissioned by WHO. The objectives were to identify high quality disease incidence data to complement existing knowledge of the global disease burden and, ultimately, to contribute towards the calculation of a Disability-Adjusted Life Years (D...

Brucellosis, commonly known as “undulant fever”, “Mediterranean fever” or “Malta fever” is a leading cause of zoonosis worldwide caused by the bacterial genus brucella [1]. Brucella is an aerobic, gram-negative, non-fermenting, facultative intracellular, non-motile, non-spore-forming, cocci, cocobacilli or short rods based on DNA homology and represent a single species [2,3]. It is transmitted ...

TO THE EDITOR—Human brucellosis is caused by transmission of Brucella from animal reservoirs to humans by direct contact with infected animals or consumption of raw animal products such as unpasteurized milk or cheese. In many countries, brucellosis is underreported, and thus, official statistics reflect only a fraction of its true incidence [1]. Although its true incidence in China remains lar...

An experimental survey was conducted to determine the seroprevalence of brucellosis in buffaloes in Bagerhat and Mymensingh regions of Bangladesh. A total of 70 sera samples were collected from the study of which 24 were collected from Bagerhat and 46 were collected from Mymensingh district. Questionnaire based data on risk factors were collected for buffaloes. The samples were screened by Rose...

Brucellosis, with 500,000 new cases occurring annually is one of the most common zoonotic diseases in the world. In Turkey its incidence is 0.59/100000 and seropositivity rate is 1.8% in the healthy population. Incidence of the disease is high among the people who live in rural areas, consume raw milk and dairy products, livestock raisers, farmers, veterinarians, butchers and laboratory workers...

Brucellosis is highly endemic among domesticated animals in Middle East countries and cause significant human morbidity in the region [1]. In Israel, implementation of an infection control policy based on active surveillance, vaccination of female calves with Brucella abortus strain S19 and slaughter of infected animals, coupled with and economic compensation to farmers, resulted in eradication...