Özet:

Brucellosis is an infectious zoonotic bacterial disease of worldwide importance. A cross-sectional serological study was undertaken in the Kurdistan Region to better understand the epidemiology of brucellosis in this region. A total of 694 sheep and 356 goats were sampled and tested with the Rose Bengal test. The seroprevalence in sheep (7.4%; 95% CI 5.5 - 9.6%) (OR 1.94; 95% CI 1.1 – 3.6) was significantly higher than that in goats (3.9%; 95% CI 2.2 - 6.5%). The highest seroprevalence among sheep (8.1%) was in Erbil province and the lowest in Dohuk province (4.9%). Among goats the highest seroprevalence (7.1%) was in Sulaymani province, and no seropositive goats were detected in Kirkuk and Dohuk provinces. The RBT seroprevalence in female sheep (6.5%; 95% CI 4.4 – 9.1%) was similar to that of males (9.3%; 95% CI 5.8 - 14.0%) (OR 0.67; 95% CI 0.38 – 1.21). The seroprevalence in female goats (4.7%; 95% CI 2.5 – 7.9%) was also similar to that of male goats (1.3%; 95% CI 0.0 – 6.9%) (OR 3.78; 95% CI 0.49 – 29.33). 

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