@article{Angel_Ristow_Ko_Di–Lorenzo_2012, title={Serological trail of Brucella infection in an urban slum population in Brazil}, volume={6}, url={https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/23000868}, DOI={10.3855/jidc.2347}, abstractNote={<p>Introduction: Brucellosis is a re-emerging zoonosis with new cases reported each year in many Latin American countries, but it is mostly under-recognized. This study presents a serological investigation of infection with <em>Brucella</em> abortus and <em>Brucella</em> canis in a poor urban community in the city of Salvador, Brazil.</p> <p>Methodology: Human sera (n = 180) were randomly selected from 3,171 samples taken from healthy individuals during 2003-2004 and tested with C-ELISA for <em>B. abortus</em> and I-ELISA for <em>B. canis</em>.</p> <p>Results: Thirteen percent (24/180) of the individuals were positive for <em>B. abortus</em> and 4.6 % (8/174) were positive for <em>B. canis</em>. Among the variables studied only age (older than 45 years) appeared to be a risk factor for the detection of <em>Brucella</em> antibodies.</p> <p>Conclusion: These results indicate the presence of <em>Brucella</em> infection in this settlement and highlight the need to understand the epidemiology of infection under these circumstances to establish the necessary measures for surveillance and control.</p>}, number={09}, journal={The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries}, author={Angel, Martha Olivera and Ristow, Paula and Ko, Albert Icksang and Di–Lorenzo, Cecilia}, year={2012}, month={Sep.}, pages={675–679} }