Abstract
Sera were collected, mostly from school children, in six localities of the southern region of the Sultanate of Oman. Macro and micro-agglutination tests were used to indicate positive Brucella serology. Four of the 525 sera tested had titres of at least 1:200, which were considered positive, and two had borderline values. The freqency of serologically positive sera in the six localities ranged between zero and 2%. No relevant difference was observed between titres using antigen of B. abortus or B. melitensis.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 46-50 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene |
Volume | 96 |
Issue number | 1 |
Publication status | Published - 1993 |
Keywords
- Brucella
- Humans
- Oman
- Serology
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Parasitology
- Environmental Science(all)
- Engineering(all)
- Earth and Planetary Sciences(all)
- Infectious Diseases