| Abstract: | Objective: to determine the seroprevalence of Brucella spp in humans.Method: this is an observational study, developed with 455 individuals between 18 and 64years old, who use the Estratégia de Saúde da Família (Brazil''sfamily health strategy). The serum samples of volunteers underwent buffered acidantigen tests, such as screening, agar gel immunodiffusion and slowseroagglutination test in tubes and 2-Mercaptoethanol. Results: among the samples, 1.98% has responded to buffered-acid antigen, 2.85% to agargel immunodiffusion test and 1.54% to the slow seroagglutination tests ontubes/2-Mercaptoethanol. The prevalence of Brucella spp was 4.4%,represented by the last two tests. Conclusion: the results of this research suggest that the studied population is exposed toBrucella spp infection. |
