Table 2.
Seroprevalence of brucellosis in humans in Nepal
| Location | Patient types | Test employed | Prevalence (%) | References | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathmandu | Indoor and outdoor patients | PAT, SAT, 2-ME | 57/2,117 (2.7) | Joshi et al. [63] | |
| Patients admitted to Bir Hospital | SAT | 28/200 (14.0) | Rana [43] | ||
| Kathmandu | SAT | 87/1,430 (6.1) | Joshi [48] | ||
| Kathmandu | Humans of Kathmandu valley | PAT | 3/121 (2.5) 3/5,000 (0.1) | Pyakurel & Mishra [47] | |
| PAT | 120/1,006 (11.9) | Singh [61] | |||
| General population | PAT | 25/558 (4.5) | Aryal [64] | ||
| PAT | 123/1,506 (8.2) | Joshi [56] | |||
| Patients showing the one or more symptoms of brucellosis | PAT | 1 case | Joshi et al. [64] | ||
| Pokhara | Sheep herders | PAT, ELISA | Dickenson & Thaller [66] |
PAT, plate agglutination test; SAT, serum agglutination test; 2-ME, 2-mercaptoethanol test; ELISA, enzyme linked immuno-sorbent assay.