Sero-positivity of brucellosis in human beings.
Two hundred and fifty human serum samples were collected (122 from general population and the rest from people associated with animals) from central Kerala and tested for Brucella agglutinins using various standard tests. The overall seropositivity for brucellosis using all the tests was 1.6%. Among the general population a prevalence of 2.45% was observed and among the veterinary students 1.14%.
Ajay Kumar
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Department of Veterinary Public Health, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Kerala.
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D000382:Agricultural Workers' Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000822:Animal Husbandry / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D012424:Rural Population; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D018634:Veterinarians / Q000706:statistics & numerical data