PREVALENCE OF BRUCELLOSIS AMONG FEBRILE PATIENTS IN RAWALPINDI /ISLAMABAD AREA

Human brucellosis, an important zoonosis is a chronic occupational disease that mostly affects butchers, slaughter-house workers, animal keepers, veterinarians and laboratory workers.The causative agent is transmitted through direct contact with infected tissues or fluids by infected animals, ingesting unpasteurized milk and meat products, and inhalation of infectious aerosols.It can be transmitted vertically or horizontally due to close contacts like sexual intercourse (especially in animals but rare in humans).In humans, the disease generally, begins as an acute febrile illness with non-specific flu-like signs and then leads to intermittent fever with manifestations such as cardiovascular, genitourinary, haematopoietic, nervous, skeletal, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, ocular, and cutaneous involvementThe objective of the study is to determine the frequency of serologically positive brucellosis among febrile patients at Rawalpindi / Islamabad area.Hospital based, observational, case control study in patients of Brucellosis.