Open AccessSerological, clinical, and epidemiological profile of human brucellosis in rural India
Author(s) -
Smita S Mangalgi,
Annapurna G Sajjan,
Shivajirao T Mohite,
Satish V. Kakade
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of community medicine/indian journal of community medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-3581
pISSN - 0970-0218
DOI - 10.4103/0970-0218.158847
Subject(s) - brucellosis , medicine , direct agglutination test , epidemiology , veterinary medicine , raw milk , serology , environmental health , population , milking , immunology , antibody , pathology , biology , zoology
Brucellosis is an important but neglected zoonotic disease in India. Due to frequent animal contact, high prevalence of this disease, though expected in rural population, has not been much studied.