Serological trail of Brucella infection in an urban slum population in Brazil

Autores
Olivera Ángel, Martha; Ristow, Paula; Ko, Albert I.; Di Lorenzo, Cecilia Laura
Año de publicación
2012
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inglés
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Descripción
Introduction: Brucellosis is a re-emerging zoonosis with new cases reported each year in many Latin American countries, but it is mostly under-recognized. This study presents a serological investigation of infection with Brucella abortus and Brucella canis in a poor urban community in the city of Salvador, Brazil. Methodology: Human sera (n = 180) were randomly selected from 3,171 samples taken from healthy individuals during 2003-2004 and tested with C-ELISA for B. abortus and I-ELISA for B. canis. Results: Thirteen percent (24/180) of the individuals were positive for B. abortus and 4.6 % (8/174) were positive for B. canis. Among the variables studied only age (older than 45 years) appeared to be a risk factor for the detection of Brucella antibodies. Conclusion: These results indicate the presence of Brucella infection in this settlement and highlight the need to understand the epidemiology of infection under these circumstances to establish the necessary measures for surveillance and control.
Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias
Materia
Zoonosis
Brucella canis
Brucella abortus
Serology
Urban slum
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Serological trail of Brucella infection in an urban slum population in Brazil
title Serological trail of Brucella infection in an urban slum population in Brazil
spellingShingle Serological trail of Brucella infection in an urban slum population in Brazil
Olivera Ángel, Martha
Zoonosis
Brucella canis
Brucella abortus
Serology
Urban slum
title_short Serological trail of Brucella infection in an urban slum population in Brazil
title_full Serological trail of Brucella infection in an urban slum population in Brazil
title_fullStr Serological trail of Brucella infection in an urban slum population in Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Serological trail of Brucella infection in an urban slum population in Brazil
title_sort Serological trail of Brucella infection in an urban slum population in Brazil
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Olivera Ángel, Martha
Ristow, Paula
Ko, Albert I.
Di Lorenzo, Cecilia Laura
author Olivera Ángel, Martha
author_facet Olivera Ángel, Martha
Ristow, Paula
Ko, Albert I.
Di Lorenzo, Cecilia Laura
author_role author
author2 Ristow, Paula
Ko, Albert I.
Di Lorenzo, Cecilia Laura
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Zoonosis
Brucella canis
Brucella abortus
Serology
Urban slum
topic Zoonosis
Brucella canis
Brucella abortus
Serology
Urban slum
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Introduction: Brucellosis is a re-emerging zoonosis with new cases reported each year in many Latin American countries, but it is mostly under-recognized. This study presents a serological investigation of infection with Brucella abortus and Brucella canis in a poor urban community in the city of Salvador, Brazil. Methodology: Human sera (n = 180) were randomly selected from 3,171 samples taken from healthy individuals during 2003-2004 and tested with C-ELISA for B. abortus and I-ELISA for B. canis. Results: Thirteen percent (24/180) of the individuals were positive for B. abortus and 4.6 % (8/174) were positive for B. canis. Among the variables studied only age (older than 45 years) appeared to be a risk factor for the detection of Brucella antibodies. Conclusion: These results indicate the presence of Brucella infection in this settlement and highlight the need to understand the epidemiology of infection under these circumstances to establish the necessary measures for surveillance and control.
Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias
description Introduction: Brucellosis is a re-emerging zoonosis with new cases reported each year in many Latin American countries, but it is mostly under-recognized. This study presents a serological investigation of infection with Brucella abortus and Brucella canis in a poor urban community in the city of Salvador, Brazil. Methodology: Human sera (n = 180) were randomly selected from 3,171 samples taken from healthy individuals during 2003-2004 and tested with C-ELISA for B. abortus and I-ELISA for B. canis. Results: Thirteen percent (24/180) of the individuals were positive for B. abortus and 4.6 % (8/174) were positive for B. canis. Among the variables studied only age (older than 45 years) appeared to be a risk factor for the detection of Brucella antibodies. Conclusion: These results indicate the presence of Brucella infection in this settlement and highlight the need to understand the epidemiology of infection under these circumstances to establish the necessary measures for surveillance and control.
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