Presumptive diagnosis of brucellosis and determination of risk factors for seropositivity among members of cattle keeping households in a high cattle traffi c area in the South Western region of Uganda

Abstract

Presumptive diagnosis of brucellosis and determination of risk factors for seropositivity among members of cattle keeping households in a high cattle traffic area in the South Western region of Uganda. Glob J Infect Dis Clin Res 5(1): 016-024.

Brucellosis: Prevalence with reference to East African community countries – A rapid review

“…Human brucellosis was also reported in recent brucellosis studies in Uganda published from 2010 to 2019. The reported human brucellosis prevalence varied between 4.0% and 33.0% (Ezama et al., 2018, 2019; Frank et al., 2017; Kansiime et al., 2015; Majalija et al., 2018; Migisha et al., 2018; Miller et al., 2016; Muloki et al., 2018; Nabukenya et al., 2013; Nanfuka, 2018; Nasinyama et al., 2014; Nguna et al., 2019; Tumwine et al., 2015). These human brucellosis results should, however, be interpreted considering that most of them were conducted on suspected patients attending hospitals with febrile illness or having prolonged fevers and on exposed cattle keepers and farm attendants in pastoralist and agro‐pastoralist communities.…”

“…According to most recent cattle brucellosis studies published from 2010 to 2019 (Table 5), brucellosis was diagnosed using mostly serological tests (Table 5). The reported brucellosis prevalence in cattle (animal level) varied a lot and was between 1.2% and 43.8% (Bugeza et al., 2019; Ezama et al., 2019; Kabi et al., 2015; Kashiwazaki et al., 2012; Lolli et al., 2016; Makita et al., 2011; Miller et al., 2016; Mugizi, Boqvist, et al, 2015; Mugizi, Muradrasoli, et al, 2015; Nanfuka, 2018; Nguna et al., 2019; Nina et al., 2017; Nizeyimana et al., 2013).…”