Seroprevalence and associated risk factors of human Brucella infection in selected provinces in Sri Lanka

Karunanayake, L.; Karunanayake, P.; Rathnayaka, C.S.; Senarath, U.; Ranbanda, J.M.; Kothalawala, M.

dc.contributor.author	Karunanayake, L.
dc.contributor.author	Karunanayake, P.
dc.contributor.author	Rathnayaka, C.S.
dc.contributor.author	Senarath, U.
dc.contributor.author	Ranbanda, J.M.
dc.contributor.author	Kothalawala, M.
dc.date.accessioned	2021-06-08T07:04:21Z
dc.date.available	2021-06-08T07:04:21Z
dc.date.issued	2019
dc.identifier.citation	Karunanayake, L., Karunanayake, P., Rathnayaka, C. S., Senarath, U., Ranbanda, J. M., & Kothalawala, M. (2019). Seroprevalence and associated risk factors of human Brucella infection in selected provinces in Sri Lanka. Ceylon Med. J, 64(1), 25-9.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://archive.cmb.ac.lk:8080/xmlui/handle/70130/5354
dc.description.abstract	Brucellosis is a systemic zoonotic bacterial infection. We studied the seroprevalence and risk factors for human Brucella infection in 1,294 healthy people from 4 provinces: Central, North-Western, North-Central and Western Provinces. Farmers in contact with farm-animals, veterinary staff, abattoir workers, and non-contact urban-dwellers were tested against B. abortus and B. melitensis antigens by SAT. Seroprevalence was 8.4% of the study population. Farm-animal owners and working full-time with livestock have a significantly higher risk of acquiring Brucella infection. Enhanced laboratory support and surveillance is necessary to control brucellosis in Sri Lanka. This is the first report on human Brucella infection.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Sri Lanka Medical Association	en_US
dc.subject	Brucellosis,	en_US
dc.subject	human Brucella infection	en_US
dc.subject	Prevalence	en_US
dc.subject	Risk factors	en_US
dc.subject	Sri Lanka	en_US
dc.title	Seroprevalence and associated risk factors of human Brucella infection in selected provinces in Sri Lanka	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US