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multiplicatio of approximately 285 bp was established. B. suis biovar 2 was identified
from the isolates also by traditional bacteriological analysis. On the basis of our
investigations it can be concluded that in Croatia wild swine are natural reservoirs of
Brucella suis biovar 2, representing in this way a permanent and potential source of
brucellosis for domestic and wild animals.
20- HUMAN BRUCELLOSIS IN GEORGIA.
Ts. Zakaraia 1 , N. Tarkhashvili 2 , I. Antadze 3 , O. Zenaishvili 1 , G. Chubabria 1 , N. Iashvili 1 . (1) Institute of
Medical Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, (2) National Center for Disease Control, (3) Institute
“Bacteriophage”, Georgia.
Brucellosis represents one of the major public health problems for Georgia. In
the Institute of Medical Parasitology and Tropical Medicine brucellosis registration
started since 1949. We reviewed medical charts and epidemiological data since
1993. Information from the charts was abstracted using a standardised
questionnaire.
Based on these data we found out that a total of 1282 cases of brucellosis
have been registered in our Institute during the last decade. 686 patients out of 1282
were hospitalized. B. primaria accounts 59% of cases, 31% - for B. latenta, 6 % - B
recidiva, 4% - statust post brucellosis. Serologically brucellosis was diagnosed in
every patient, but bacteriologically only in 17,2% of cases recovered causative agent
– B. melitensis, biovar III. No other serotypes and biotypes have been detected
during the last decade. Eastern Georgia accounts majority of cases (90%), were the
source of infection is a sheep, while in the western Georgia source proved to be
cows. Seasonal pattern is detected as well. Brucellosis picked in May-June
accounting 29% cases. This pattern of seasonality is associated with deliveries of
sheep. Most cases among humans were male (91%), aged 20-39 years old (49%).
The most common source of infection was infected amniotic fluid of sheep. Clinical
presentation of brucellosis tends to become “milder”. Compared with previous years,
prolonged fever and joint pain rarely are observed, mainly due to antimicrobial
therapy. Severe cases commonly are attributed to contacts with goat rather than
sheep.
Brucellosis incidence still remains high. Additional efforts are needed to
prevent brucellosis among humans and animals in Georgia.
21- CURRENT STATUS OF HUMAN BRUCELLOSIS IN KOREA.
Park, M. S., Y. S. Choi, J. S. Lee, S. K. Shim, H. K. Lee, J. H. Kim and M. Y. Park. Department of
Bacteriology, National Institute of Health, Seoul, Korea.
Brucellosis may imitated as other infections and asymptomatic conditions and
therefore, the diagnosis of the disease is like to be missed or delayed because of the
wide spectrum of its clinical manifestations. Despite of multi-outbreak of bovine
brucellosis during the last decade in Korea (a total 2,700 cows with brucellosis were
slaughtered during last 3 years), human brucellosis has very few occurred unusually
since the first identification of Brucella abortus in 1939. But from the middle of last
year to this June, 9 cases of human brucellosis were found among 23 occupational
exposurer in 2 different provincial areas where were spread bovine brucellosis at that
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