Epidemiological characteristics and the incidence trend of brucellosis in Kohgiluyeh County, Iran, period: 2011-2015

Abstract

This study was conducted with the aim of exploring the epidemiological characteristics and the incidence trend of brucellosis in the county of Kohgiluyeh in 2015. This study is cross-sectional examining the cases of 222 individuals with brucellosis (115 males and 107 females). The variables age, sex, season of incidence, year of incidence, job, place of residence, history of consumption of unpasteurized dairy, history of contact with livestock in the past year, the affliction of other family members in the past 18 month and the effects of the disease were explored. The data were analyzed using the software SPSS version 21 and t, chi(2) test. Considering the high incidence rate for brucellosis in the province, there is a need for preventive measures, especially standardized education in these groups.