en شیوع سرمی و عوامل خطر بروسلوز در کارگران کشتارگاه های استان فارس، ایران بهداشت حرفه اي Occupational Health پژوهشي Research <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><b><span style="color:#2f5496">Background & Objectives: </span></b>Brucellosis remains an important occupational zoonotic disease, especially in developing countries. The disease is endemic in Iran and <strong>the</strong> Fars province. One of the main routes of brucellosis infection is <strong>at</strong> slaughterhouses, where the workers directly contact infected animals. This study was designed to estimate the seroprevalence of brucellosis among slaughterhouse workers in <strong>the</strong> Fars province, Iran.</span></span><br> <span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><b><span style="color:#2f5496">Materials & Methods:</span></b> <span lang="EN" style="color:black">Ninety blood samples were collected from workers of two livestock slaughterhouses (Marvdasht and Kazeroon), in Fars, Iran. The sera were assessed for the Rose Bengal test (RBT), as a screening test for brucellosis, and the positive samples were subjected to the Wright test. The positive Wright samples were finally tested for the 2-mercaptoethanol (2-ME) agglutination test.</span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><b><span lang="EN" style="color:#2f5496">Results:</span></b> <span style="color:black">Brucellosis prevalence was 13.33% using RBT. 4.44% of the workers showed active brucellosis. No significant relationship was found between the questionnaire variables and brucellosis tests; exceptionally, there was a relationship between the workers&#39; statements regarding having had brucellosis and RBT (P=0.01).</span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><b><span style="color:#2f5496">Conclusions:</span></b> <span style="color:black">Our study highlights the practical application of serological tests, including RBT, Wright, and 2-ME as a simple strategy to monitor brucellosis and to diagnose and treat its active form in endemic regions. Although a small frequency of the disease was found, it could cause significant health and economic damage to humans and animals in endemic areas. Furthermore, taking enough protective measures is highly recommended for slaughterhouse workers to prevent human brucellosis.</span><span lang="EN" style="color:black"></span></span></span></span></div> Brucellosis, Seroprevalence, Abattoirs, Iran 140 147 http://jabs.fums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-3321-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Alireza Zakeri علیرضا ذاکری alireza.zakeri75@yahoo.com 100319475328460028829 100319475328460028829 No Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran گروه بهداشت و سلامت مواد غذایی، دانشکده دامپزشکی، دانشگاه شیراز، شیراز، ایران Maryam Montaseri مریم منتصری m.pourmontaseri@shirazu.ac.ir 100319475328460028830 100319475328460028830 Yes Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran گروه بهداشت و سلامت مواد غذایی، دانشکده دامپزشکی، دانشگاه شیراز، شیراز، ایران Seyed Shahram Shekarforoush سید شهرام شکرفروش shekar@shirazu.ac.ir 100319475328460028831 100319475328460028831 No Department of Food Hygiene and Public Health, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran گروه بهداشت و سلامت مواد غذایی، دانشکده دامپزشکی، دانشگاه شیراز، شیراز، ایران