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    Increased risk of brucellosis misdiagnosis in regions that lose their endemicity
    (Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, 2023-03-31)
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    Khezzani, Bachir
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    Vidinic, Ivan
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    Over the last decades, the epidemiology of human brucellosis globally has been subjected to significant changes, with the eradication of many existing endemic hot spots. This paper describes three cases with initial misdiagnosis of brucellosis that were managed during 2011-2017 in Republic of North Macedonia, country that until recently has been declared as endemic region. In spite of the fever, constitutional symptoms, focal disease (spondylitis, pneumonia and orchitis) and previous contact with domestic animals, brucellosis was not initially recognized, and patients were inadequately managed. Brucellosis should be part of differential diagnostic considerations in patients exposed to contacts with animals, with osteoarticular symptoms and signs, constitutional manifestations and different organ involvements in endemic regions where its incidence is diminishing.
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    An overview of animal brucellosis in the province of El-Oued (Algerian Sahara)
    (Journal of Fundamental and Applied Sciences, 2020-01)
    Khezzani, Bachir
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    Aouachria, Amira Nrimane
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    Djaballah, Sonia
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    Djedidi, Teber
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    The main objective of this paper is to give an overview of animal brucellosis situation inEl-Oued province by analyzing a series of statistical data. The results show that 37.9% of theteste danimalshad a positive result. The highest seroprevalence was noted in goats with 38.2%,further more, the high incidence rate has been reported in cattle with 35.9 per 100,000 animals.Females are more exposed to brucellsis than males by 99%, the annual distribution of theincidence characterized by a strong fluctuation with an upward trend. In addition, the highestincidence rate was reported in the spring at 2.74 per 100,000 animals. Although local healthauthorities are making enormous efforts to limit brucellosis, the epidemic is still widespreadin the study area. This situation requires a series of urgent and specific preventive andtherapeutic measures.