Epidemiology of brucellosis in Shahr e Kord from 2010 to 2014
Introduction: Zoonosis, common diseases between humans and animals, is still one of the most important health problems. Brucellosis is a zoonosis with special health, economic and social importance. Materials and Methods: This cross sectional prospective study was conducted on data recorded from 2010 to 2014 in health centers and laboratories of Shahr e kord city. Results: A total of 267 cases of brucellosis were registered from 2010 to 2014, with 27.3% female and 72.7% male, and a mean age of 33.68+ 17.46 years. The most common jobs of the participants with brucellosis were livestock and agriculture (38.8% and housekeeping (21.1% The most frequent clinical symptom was fever (73% and the most frequent risk factor was a history of contact with animals (75.5% The overall prevalence was 14.67 per 100000 during the years 2010 2014. Conclusion: Considering the high prevalence of brucellosis in Shahr e kord, especially in rural areas and the high frequency of consuming non pasteurized dairy products, it is important to train people about consumption of pasteurized dairy products.