Gül Serdar, Satilmiş Ozgun Kiriş, Ozturk Baris, Gökçe Mehmet Ilker, Kuscu Ferit
J Health Popul Nutr. 2014 Dec;32(4):577-9.
Brucellosis is an important public-health problem in Turkey. Children may constitute 20 to 30% of all brucellosis cases in the world, especially in the endemic regions. Data on the seroprevalence of brucellosis in childhood are very limited. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the seroprevalence of brucellosis among a child population. One thousand one hundred and ten subjects were included in the study. Blood samples were collected and tested with Rose Bengal (RB) and standard tube agglutination test (SAT). RB test results were positive for 6 patients, and SAT was negative for all patients. Our findings suggest that seroprevalence of brucellosis is decreasing in Middle Anatolia due to a new cattle vaccination and eradication programme which was initiated in 2009.
布鲁氏菌病在土耳其是一个重要的公共卫生问题。儿童可能占全球所有布鲁氏菌病病例的20%至30%，尤其是在流行地区。关于儿童布鲁氏菌病血清流行率的数据非常有限。在本研究中，我们旨在评估儿童人群中布鲁氏菌病的血清流行率。该研究纳入了1110名受试者。采集血样并用玫瑰红（RB）试验和标准试管凝集试验（SAT）进行检测。6例患者的RB试验结果呈阳性，而所有患者的SAT试验结果均为阴性。我们的研究结果表明，由于2009年启动的一项新的牛群疫苗接种和根除计划，安纳托利亚中部地区布鲁氏菌病的血清流行率正在下降。
