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13 Egypt. J. Vet. Sci. Vol. 50, No. 2 pp.107- 112 (2019) Egyptian Journal of Veterinary Sciences https,//ejvs.journals.ekb.eg/ Epidemiology of Brucellosis in Dehloran, Ilam Province, between 2015 and 2019, A cross Sectional, Epidemiologic Study Gholamreza Kalvandi 1, Morteza Shams2,Gholamali Nourmohammadi3, Saber Abbaszadeh4,5, ParastooBaharvand *6, Afshin Hasanvand5, Nasser Abbasi3. 1Department of Pediatrics Gastroentrology, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran 2Zoonotic Diseases Research Center, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran 3Biotechnology and Medicinal Plants Research Center, Ilam University of Medical sciences, Ilam, Iran 4Razi Herbal Medicines Research Center, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran 5Student Research Committee, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran 6Assistant Professor of Community Medicine School of Medicine, Department of Social Medicine, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran Background & objective, Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease whose most common complications include intermittent fever, headache, fatigue, weight loss, night sweats, joint pain, osteomyelitis, spondylitis, peripheral arthritis, sacroiliitis, etc. In this study, the epidemiology of brucellosis in Dehloran, Iran between 2015 and 2019 was studied. Methods, This study was conducted from February 2015 to November 2018 in Dehloran, Ilam province, Iran. Patients with certain symptoms such as pain were selected and referred to the lab. The samples were collected and investigated by Wright test. Results, Brucellosis in Dehloran is an occupational disease with most cases occurring in livestock breeders followed by housewives. Most cases are due to the consumption of dairy products such as milk. Conclusion, In general, it can be argued that in spite of the high incidence of the disease in this region, adequate attention has not yet been paid to it.
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