An epidemiological study of brullcelosis disease in Al- Hashymia district Babylon province

A. Ahmed, W.; K. Alasaddy, M.; Y. Al-Hassany, Y.

	An epidemiological study of brullcelosis disease in Al- Hashymia district Babylon province
Al-Anbar Journal of Veterinary Sciences
Article 1, Volume 4, Issue 0, 2011, Pages 19-32 PDF (436.79 K)
Authors
W. A. Ahmed; M. K. Alasaddy; Y. Y. Al-Hassany
Abstract
This study was aimed to investigate the prevalence of brucellosis disease in humans and sheep in Al- Hashymia district Babylon province depending upon data which was register in Babylon hospital and veterinary hospital in Babylon. All suspected cases infected with brucellosis were examined by rose bungal test during 1993-1997. The results revealed that the number of positive cases which were entered and register in the hospital were 124 Case, the positive cases of 1996 were the highest reached 30 case (53.33%) while the positive cases of 1995 were the lowest 19 (15.32%) Also results revealed that Al-Madhatia and Ghazali showed the highest positive cases 61 (49.5%) while lowest positive cases appeared in Al-Talyha 4 (3.8%). The villages and rural areas showed higher positive cases than the centers of cities which reached 86 case (69.35%) and the cities centers cases were 38 case (30.65%). Also the infected cases were classified according to the jobs, the results revealed that house wives cases were higher than other jobs reached 52 case (41.9%), while childhood cases were the lowest cases reached 6 cases (4.9%). While classification according to the sex, results revealed that females cases were higher than males cases 63 female cases (50.80%) while male cases were 61(49.20%). Also results classified according to the age, the range from (15-44 year) had the highest percent 75 case (60.48%) while the range from 65 and more had the lowest cases, 2 cases (1.61%). While classification according to the months revealed that june showed the highest cases which reached 20 case (16.12%) while December showed the lowest cases 1 case (0.80%). The results of the positive rose bungal tests in sheep during the five years of the study were 3249 case, the highest infected cases appeared in 1993 which reached 2364 case (34.26%) while 1997 showed the lowest infected cases which reached 340 case (0.49%). The number of aborted cases which were register during the same period were 707 case (10.24%) and in 1993 the results showed the highest percent of abortion 483(20.43%) while 1996 showed the lowest number, 40(5.26%). The results revealed that the infected cases of humans and animals were corresponding from the geographical distribution and according to the months, this pointed that the main source for the humans infections were brucella infected animals. We are concluded that brucelloses was endemic in Al-Hashymia district and it causes large economic loses and health problems. So the disease must be controlled in the animals by using a safe vaccine for all domestic and wild animals.

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