Seroprevalence of Brucellosis among Blood donors in Khartoum State

Abstract

This study was conducted during the period from March to May 2014 . The aim of this study was to determine the seroprevelance of human brucellosis amoge the blood donors , in Khartoum State , Sudan. A total of one hundred and fifty volunteer participant (n=150) were included in the study . The diagnosis of human brucellosis was based on Rose Bengal plate Test (RBpt) to screen the prevalence of anti_brucella antibodies and Standard Agglutination Test (SAT) to determine the titer of B.abortus and B.meltiensis Males samples number was 133(88.7%) , whereas females samples were 17(11.3%). Twenty three(15.3%) out of 150 donors showed positive result for Brucella. Twenty (13.3%) samples from males were positive, female positive samples were 3(2%). The prevalence of Brucella species from blood donors, B.abortus seropositive was 21(70%) whereas B.meltiensis seropositive was 9(30%) . Seven samples were positivefor both B.abortus and B.meltiensis all from males. Brucella abortus antibodies were detected in 20(66.7%) males and in one(3.3%) females , while Brucella meltiensis antibodies were detected 7(23.3%) in males and 2(6.7%) in females .