The Epidemiological study of brucellosis Khash city from 2009 to 2014

Document Type : Original article

Authors

1 Department of Medical Parasitology & MycologyMedical Faculty, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.

2 Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology ,Medical Faculty, Shahid BeheshtiUniversity of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

3 Department of Food Hygiene & Safety, Department of Health Faculty, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd

4 Department of Animal Biology Physiology Eslamic Azad, Department of Animal Biology Physiology Faculty, Damghan Branch, Semnan, Iran

5 Department of Medical Parasitology & MycologyMedical Faculty, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran

Abstract

Introduction: Brucellosis patients has is one of zoonotic disease .The transmitted to humans from infected animals .Brucellosis in most parts of the world, especially in developing countries terms of public health and socio-economic status is of great importance. This pays study of investigates epidemiological status Brucellosis in the Khash city.
 Methods: This retrospective study based on data available in patients with brucellosis during the years 1388 to 1393 from the months of April to late March years Khash city was a center of health care. Detection of brucellosis in accordance with 2ME test Wright, the Rose Bengal. Then the patients by age, gender, place of residence, occupation, the extraction were investigated and with the help of SPSS 18 software and were analyzed using chi-square test.
Results: 336 people were infected with brucellosis.That were149 males )%44( and 189 women, )%56(. The lowest age group with 9 months to 9 years and highest top 50 years. were people areas( %91)  rural and %9 urban. Between age group and brucellosis (P<0.05) as well as sex and brucellosis (P<0.05), there was a significant relationship.
Conclusion: The results of this study showed brucellosis is one of the most important health problems in the city of Khash and control needs engaged in a concerted effort, especially Ministry of Health and Medical Education and the Ministry of Agriculture.

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