Seroprevalence of Brucella in an elderly population in mid-Anatolia, Turkey.
J Health Popul Nutr
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2003 Jun; 21(2): 158-61
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-637
ABSTRACT
Brucellosis is a widespread infectious disease in the mid-Anatolia regions of Turkey. This study investigated the prevalence of Brucella infection in elderly people of this region. In total, 750 elderly subjects were chosen by a simple random-sampling method. Blood samples were evaluated by the Brucella Wright agglutination test. Brucella seropositivity was detected in 24 (3.2%) of the 750 subjects. Although there was no statistical correlation between Brucella seropositivity and sex or educational level (p > 0.05), seropositivity was statistically significant with subjects exposed to risk factors (p < 0.001). It is concluded that Brucella infection is still an important public-health problem in the cities of mid-Anatolia.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Turkey
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Aged
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Brucella
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Brucellosis
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Agglutination Tests
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Seroepidemiologic Studies
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Risk Factors
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Risk factors
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
J Health Popul Nutr
Journal subject:
Gastroenterology
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Nutritional Sciences
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Public Health
Year:
2003
Type:
Article
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