Seroprevalence of human brucellosis in rural endemic areas in eastern Turkey.
In this cross-sectional, community-based study, sera were obtained from 573 subjects. Brucella sero-positivity was detected in 5.4% according to the standard tube agglutination test, rising to 11.9% when the Rose-Bengal test was used. Brucellosis is a serious public health problem in eastern Turkey.
Vancelik
Serhat
S
Department of Public Health in Ataturk University, School of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey. svanceli@atauni.edu.tr
Guraksin
Asuman
A
Ayyildiz
Ahmet
A
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012424:Rural Population; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology