Human Brucellosis in Febrile Patients Seeking Treatment at Remote Hospitals, Northeastern Kenya, 2014-2015

Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 Dec;22(12):2160-2164. doi: 10.3201/eid2212.160285. Epub 2016 Dec 15.

Abstract

During 2014-2015, patients in northeastern Kenya were assessed for brucellosis and characteristics that might help clinicians identify brucellosis. Among 146 confirmed brucellosis patients, 29 (20%) had negative serologic tests. No clinical feature was a good indicator of infection, which was associated with animal contact and drinking raw milk.

Keywords: Brucella abortus; Garissa; Kenya; Wajir; bacteria; bacterial infection; brucellosis; febrile; fever; seroprevalence; zoonoses; zoonotic.

Publication types

  • Historical Article

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Brucella abortus
  • Brucellosis / epidemiology*
  • Brucellosis / history
  • Brucellosis / therapy
  • Female
  • Fever / epidemiology*
  • Fever / etiology*
  • Fever / history
  • Fever / therapy
  • Geography, Medical
  • History, 21st Century
  • Hospitalization*
  • Humans
  • Kenya / epidemiology
  • Male
  • Risk Factors
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Zoonoses