Publications
Bayesian estimation of the true prevalence, sensitivity and specificity of the Rose Bengal and indirect ELISA tests in the diagnosis of bovine brucellosis Institute of Tropical Medicine
Seroprevalence and risk factors associated with Brucellosis as a professional hazard in Pakistan Institute of Tropical Medicine
Bovine and caprine brucellosis in Bangladesh: Bayesian evaluation of four serological tests, true prevalence, and associated risk factors in household animals Institute of Tropical Medicine
A cross-sectional study was carried out to estimate the true prevalence of Brucella spp. and identify allied risk factors/indicators associated with brucellosis in the Dinajpur and Mymensingh districts of Bangladesh. A total 320 stratified random blood samples were collected and tested in parallel for Brucella antibodies using Rose Bengal (RBT), slow agglutination (SAT), and indirect and competitive ELISA. In addition, a structured ...
Epidemiology of brucellosis in humans and domestic ruminants in Bangladesh Institute of Tropical Medicine
Seroprevalence of brucellosis in patients with prolonged fever in Bangladesh Institute of Tropical Medicine
Introduction: This study describes the seroprevalence of human brucellosis among pyretic patients and detection of Brucella abortus DNA from seropositive pyretic patients using real- time polymerase chain reaction (rtPCR) for the first time in Bangladesh.
Methodology: Blood samples were collected from 300 pyretic patients from October 2007 to May 2008 and subjected to three serological tests: Rose- Bengal plate test (RBT), standard ...
Bayesian evaluation of three serological tests for detecting antibodies against Brucella spp. among humans in the northwestern part of Ecuador Institute of Tropical Medicine Ghent University
Brucellosis is an important but neglected zoonosis that causes serious economic losses both in livestock and human populations. The aim of the present study was to estimate the true prevalence of brucellosis together with diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of three serological tests in humans of the northwestern part of Ecuador using a Bayesian approach adjusted for the dependencies among the multiple tests to avoid any misinterpretation. ...
High incidence of human brucellosis in a rural pastoralist community in Kenya, 2015 Institute of Tropical Medicine
BACKGROUND: Brucellosis occurs globally with highly variable incidence in humans from very low in North America and Western Europe to high in the Middle East and Asia. There are few data in Sub-Saharan Africa. This study estimated the incidence of human brucellosis in a pastoralist community in Kenya.
METHODS: Between February 2015 and January 2016, we enrolled persons living in randomly selected households in Kajiado County. Free ...
Risk factors associated with brucellosis seropositivity among cattle in the central savannah-forest area of Ivory Coast Institute of Tropical Medicine
Cross-sectional survey of brucellosis and associated risk factors in the livestock-wildlife interface area of Nechisar National Park, Ethiopia Institute of Tropical Medicine
A cross-sectional survey was carried out to investigate the seroprevalence of ovine and bovine brucellosis in the livestock-wildlife interface area of Nechisar National Park, Ethiopia. Furthermore, producer's knowledge about brucellosis and its zoonotic potential was assessed using a structured questionnaire. A total of 268 cattle and 246 goat sera were collected from 50 herds and 46 flocks and subjected to Rose Bengal test (RBT) and ...