Prevalence and risk factors of brucellosis among veterinary health care professionals.
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The study describes prevalence, clinical symptoms and risk factors for brucellosis in personnel engaged in veterinary health care in Karnataka, India. A total of 1050 sera samples were collected from animal handlers, veterinarians, veterinary students, para-veterinarians and persons engaged in artificial insemination of animals. The sera samples were tested for brucellosis by Rose Bengal plate test (RBPT), serum agglutination test (SAT), IgG and IgM indirect ELISA and PCR. Age, sex, clinical symptoms and risk factors were recorded in structured questionnaire. Of the 1050 samples tested, 6.76, 6.38, 3.90, 2.67 and 2.0% were positive by IgG ELISA, RBPT, SAT, IgM ELISA and PCR, respectively and overall prevalence recorded was 7.04%. The prominent clinical symptoms observed were intermittent fever (71.62%) followed by joint pain and body aches. A high degree of suspicion, awareness and multimodal diagnostic approach is suggested for early diagnosis, treatment and disease follow up.
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| Authors | Rajeswari Shome, Triveni Kalleshamurthy, Padmashree B Shankaranarayana, Prashanth Giribattanvar, Nagarathna Chandrashekar, Nagalingam Mohandoss, Bibek Ranjan Shome, Ashok Kumar, Sukhadeo B Barbuddhe, Habibur Rahman |
| Journal | Pathogens and global health (Pathog Glob Health) Vol. 111 Issue 5 Pg. 234-239 (Jul 2017) ISSN: 2047-7732 [Electronic] England |
| PMID | 28689480 (Publication Type: Journal Article) |
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