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Brucellosis in high risk group individuals
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the
seroprevalence of brucellosis among high-risk group individuals,
consisting of veterinarians and para-veterinarians, shepherds, butchers
and animal owners. Methods: The present work was carried out at
Project Directorate on Animal Disease Monitoring and Surveillance,
Bangalore, by using the recently developed indirect enzyme-linked
immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for antibodies to Brucella abortus .
Results: The results were compared with the conventional serological
tests, Rose Bengal plate test and standard tube agglutination test. The
result showed that the indirect ELISA was more sensitive than the
conventional tests. Of 618 tested, the disease of prevalence was at
41.23% in veterinary inspectors, 30.92% in veterinary assistants,
12.37% in veterinary officers, 6.18% in veterinary supervisors, 6.18%
in Group D workers, 2.06% in shepherds and 1.03% in butchers.
Conclusions: This study results highlight the immediate necessity to
institute control measures to control Brucellosis