Abstract

MENDEZ-LOZANO, Meztli; RODRIGUEZ-REYES, Erika Judith  and  SANCHEZ-ZAMORANO, Luisa María. Brucellosis, a zoonotic disease present in the population: A time series study in Mexico. Salud pública Méx [online]. 2015, vol.57, n.6, pp.519-527. ISSN 0036-3634.

Objective. To determinate the relationship of human brucellosis incidence in Mexico during 2000-2011 in relation with domestic ruminant brucellosis. Materials and methods. An ecological time series study was analyzed using multilevel poisson multiple regression, the incidence of human brucellosis during 2000-2011 and incidence in ruminants and human development index. Results. The high incidence of bovine brucellosis increased 19% the incidence of human brucellosis. The high incidence of caprine brucellosis increase 17% the incidence of human brucellosis. The presence of new cases of ovine brucellosis increased 13% the incidence rates of human brucellosis. Conclusions. Brucellosis is a public health problem in Mexico, the presence of brucellosis in domestic ruminants and the level of disease control in them affects the presence of the disease in humans.

Keywords : brucellosis; zoonosis; ruminants; Mexico.