Seroepidemiological study of human brucellosis in the Northeast region of Meghalaya, India.

gh most seropositive cases may remain asymptomatic throughout their lifetime, evidence from various studies indicates that brucellosis can lead to severe deliberating illness of the central nervous system known as neurobrucellosis if not adequately undiagnosed and treated.[ 5 , 6 ] In recent times, an increasing trend of human brucellosis has been reported from several studies across the globe.[ 7 ] In India, the occurrence of human brucellosis has been reported from some states with a general prevalence of 17–34%[ 1 ] and seroprevalence of around 0.9–8.5%.[ 8 ] In our own hospital-based studies, we reported a high seroprevalence of brucellosis of around 11%.[ 1 ] Brucellosis has been regarded to be endemic in rural areas due to high agrarian practices and a lack of awareness about the disease in the rural population.

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