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BRUCELLOSIS IN TEREKEKA COUNTY, CENTRAL EQUATORIA STATE, SOUTHERN SUDAN.
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East African medical journal [East Afr Med J] 2012 Jan; Vol. 89 (1), pp. 28-33. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- Objectives: To identify factors associated with Brucellosis in patients attending Terekeka Health Facility, Terekeka County, Central Equatoria State, Southern Sudan and to evaluate the utility of the rapid test kit Euracil®.<br />Design: A facility based case-control study.<br />Setting: Terekeka Health Facility, Terekeka County, Central Equatoria State, Southern Sudan.<br />Subjects: Cases were patients presenting at the Terekeka Health Facility with clinical symptoms suggestive of Brucellosis and tested positive for Brucellosis by rapid antigen test while controls were selected from individuals attending Terekeka Health facility with health problems unrelated to brucellosis or febrile illness.<br />Results: A total of fifty eight cases with clinical symptoms suggestive of and tested positive for Brucellosis by rapid antigen test presented. A total of 116 consented controls were recruited into the study. Males accounted for 52% of the cases and 53% of the controls. The mean age was 31 years for both groups. Cases without formal education were 84% while 40% had no source of income, 20% of the cases and 14% of the controls were cattle keepers while 5% of the cases and 13% of the controls were students. In multivariate analysis there were many factors associated with Brucellosis like consumption of raw meat, living with animals at the same place, raising of goats, farm cleaning contact, eating of aborted and wild animals. Logistic regression revealed two factors associated with the disease; consumption of raw milk (OR=3.9, P-value 0.001, 95% CI 1.6666-9.0700) was a risk factor while drinking boiled milk was protective (OR = 0.09, p-value 0.000, 95% CI, 0.1-0.2).<br />Conclusions: The main age-groups affected were 20-30 years with males being affected more than females. Drinking of raw milk was significantly associated with Brucellosis while drinking boiled milk was protective. There should be active public health education on the benefits of boiling milk before consumption. Further studies to elucidate the extent and epidemiology of brucellosis in humans and animals in Southern Sudan are recommended.
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- Adult
Animals
Antibodies, Bacterial blood
Brucellosis blood
Brucellosis transmission
Case-Control Studies
Cattle
Dairy Products adverse effects
Dairy Products microbiology
Female
Humans
Immunologic Factors blood
Male
Prevalence
Risk Factors
South Sudan epidemiology
Brucella immunology
Brucella isolation & purification
Brucellosis diagnosis
Brucellosis epidemiology
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Poverty statistics & numerical data
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0012-835X
- Volume :
- 89
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- East African medical journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 26845808