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  • A Study of the Relationship Between Sex and Some Risk Factors in Positive Cases of Standard Agglutination Test in Individuals Referring to A Private Laboratory in Gachsaran City During 2016 and 2017
  • Seyedeh Ommolbanin Ghasemian,1,*
    1. Department of Veterinary, Behbahan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Behbahan, Iran


  • Introduction: Brucellosis or Malta fever is one of the common diseases of humans and livestock that causes many health problems and economic losses. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of positive standard agglutination test for serologic diagnosis of brucellosis in individuals referring to a private laboratory in Gachsaran city during 2016 and 2017.
  • Methods: In this causal-comparative study, from among 1379 adults (over 18 years of age) with clinical suspicion of brucellosis by standard agglutination test (SAT, Wright's Agglutination Test) who referred to the pathobiology laboratory from the beginning of 2016 to the end of 2016, subjects with a titer greater than or equal to 1: 320 and 2ME greater than or equal to 1: 160 were selected, and using questionnaires, data on sex differences, contact with livestock, and manner of dairy consumption were collected by the researcher. The data of the present study were described using the mean of tests, frequency and number of sex, type of contact with livestock, and manner of dairy consumption. Considering the non-parametric nature of the data, the research variables were assessed using binomial test and correlation between variables was evaluated by Spearman correlation test (p≤0.05).
  • Results: There was no significant difference between men and women with brucellosis (p = 0.22), but direct contact with livestock (p = 0.001) and history of non-pasteurized dairy consumption (p = 0.001) had significant effect on getting infected with brucellosis. Also, there was no significant relationship between sex and contact with livestock (p = 0.90) as well as sex and non-pasteurized dairy consumption in catching brucellosis (p = 0.91).
  • Conclusion: It seems that apart from the impact of sex, contact with livestock and manner of dairy products consumption can be among the most important causes of getting infected with brucellosis.
  • Keywords: Epidemiology, Brucellosis (Malta Fever), Impact of Sex