PREVALENCE OF BRUCELLOSIS IN MANISA: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY INCLUDING 2008-2012 MANİSADA BRUSELLOZUN PREVALANSI: 2008-2012 YILLARINI İÇEREN RETROSPEKTİF BİR ÇALIŞMA

Brucellosis is the zoonotic disease seen endemically in many regions of the world including Turkey. Variability of symptoms and findings of brucellosis delay the clinical diagnosis and treatment. This study was carried out to contribute to identify the status of Brucellosis in our region. Rose Bengal dye test, standard tube agglutination test and Coombs tests were determined positive in 852 (4.2%) of serums taken from 20405 patients in the screening group. 487 of 852 patients for whom RBT and SAT positivity were designated were (57.2%) women and 351 of them were men (42.8%). 79.1% (674) of them were from the rural regions and had contacted animals.