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Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology
Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences
e-ISSN 2008-4161
p-ISSN 2008-3645
The Prevalence of Brucellosis in Adults in Northeastern Region of Turkey
Authors
Gulhan Arvas, Yasemin Akkoyunlu, Mustafa Berktas, Bulent Kaya, Turan Aslan, Gulhan Arvas1, Yasemin Akkoyunlu2,*
1Igdir University, Medical Technology Vocational Training School, Department of Clinical Microbiology, Igdir, Turkey
2Bezmialem Vakif University, School of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Istanbul, Turkey
*Corresponding Author: * Bezmialem Vakif University, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Vatan Cad. 34093 Fatih/Istanbul, Turkey. Tel:+90-5326247817, Fax: +90-2125332326, E-mail: Email: yaseminakkoyunlu@gmail.com
Published online:Apr 30, 2013
Article type:Research Article
Received:May 02, 2012
Accepted:Jul 02, 2012
How to Cite:Arvas G, Akkoyunlu Y, Berktas M, Kaya B, Aslan T, et al. The Prevalence of Brucellosis in Adults in Northeastern Region of Turkey. Jundishapur J Microbiol. 2013;6(3):. doi: https://doi.org/10.5812/jjm.5147
Abstract
Brucellosis is prevalent in the Mediterranean basin, the Indian subcontinent, the Arabian peninsula, and in parts of Central Asia, Africa, Central and South America. However it continues to be one of the major health problems in developing countries, including Turkey.
The current study aimed to determine the incidence of brucellosis, which is previewed to be very common in the northeastern region of Turkey, in order to emphasize the problem.
Seroprevalence of brucellosis was examined in sera of 2913 patients who referred to Igd?r State Hospital between February and December of the year 2010 by Standard Tube Agglutination Test method.
Results were statistically evaluated using chi-square trend analysis method. Significantly high level (1/40 dilution) of specific antibodies were detected in 525 (18 %) patient sera (P = 0.111).
We hope that Turkey will be one of the brucellosis-free countries in near future with highlights from the current and further studies.
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