Open AccessHuman Brucellosis: Risks and Prevalence among Iranian Blood Donors Residing in Endemic Areas
Author(s) -
Maryam Zadsar,
Mohammad Reza Shirzadi,
M B Zeynali,
Mahboobeh Rasouli,
Gharib Karimi
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
transfusion medicine and hemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.971
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1660-3818
pISSN - 1660-3796
DOI - 10.1159/000500248
Subject(s) - brucellosis , seroprevalence , direct agglutination test , medicine , blood donor , veterinary medicine , transmission (telecommunications) , titer , environmental health , serology , immunology , antibody , electrical engineering , engineering
Brucellosis is a common zoonotic infection worldwide. Transmission can be occasionally observed via transfusion or transplantation. This study was designed to survey the seroprevalence of anti- Brucella antibody in blood donors in different endemic provinces.