Epidemiologic Study of Brucellosis in Jiroft, Iran during 2016-2019

Abstract

Background and objective: Brucellosis in many parts of the world, especially in developing countries, is of great importance in terms of public health and its impact on the socio-economic status of society. The aim of this study was to investigate the epidemiological status of brucellosis in Jiroft County.

Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was conducted using the medical records of patients with brucellosis referred to Jiroft health centers during 2016-2019. Statistical tests were then used to analyze the data.

Results: In the present study, 392 patients with mean age of 44.31 ± 17.29 years were reported to the city health center. Most of the infection cases was reported from the cities of Southern Rudbar (131 patients; 33.4%) and Jiroft (119 patients; 30.4%) and Manoojān city with 19 patients (4.80%) had the lowest number of cases. Furthermore, 151 (38.5%) patients were female and 241 (61.5%) patients were male. The majority of patients (65.34%) expressed the consumption of raw milk as a cause of the disease. Also, 76.30% of patients were rural and the peak of disease was recorded in spring and summer.

Conclusion: Despite the significant decrease, the incidence of the disease is high in some rural areas of Southern Rudbar and Jiroft.