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Prevalence of antibody to Brucella species in butchers, slaughterers and others

2003; World Health Organization; Volume: 9; Issue: 1-2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.26719/2003.9.1-2.178

1687-1634

Abdollah Karimi, Alireza Alborzi, Mahmood Rasool, Mohammad Rahim Kadivar, Alireza Nateghian,

Bacteriophages and microbial interactions

Brucellosis is being reported with increasing frequency in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Serum antibodies in high-risk and general populations help to define cut-off levels and can be used as a simple and rapid diagnostic tests in infected areas. We performed the rose Bengal test (RBT), serum agglutination test (SAT) and 2-mercaptoethanol (2ME) titre determination on 415 healthy individuals including butchers, slaughterers and others. Positive results were found by RBT, SAT titre (1:80) and 2ME titre > or = 1:20 in slaughterers (10%, 20% and 6% respectively), butchers (6%, 4% and 1% respectively) and the general population (1%, 2% and < 1% respectively). A single SAT titre > or = 1:80 in the presence of 2ME titre > or = 1:20 can be diagnostic in this region.