Comparative study on infection percent with Malta fever in Iraq between years (2001-2010)

دراسة مقارنة لنسب الإصابة بحمى مالطا في العراق للفترة 2001- 2010

Abstract

This study was aimed to know the prevalence of  Brucellosis  in Iraq since 2001 till 2010 the infection number and the percent of  infection have been estimated for these years. these infection have been collect from the center of communicable disease in Iraq Ministry of Health, Baghdad. The results  showed that there was an increase  and  decrease in the number of infection in these years. The results showed that there is an decrease in years 2008.2006 (5447.5671) infected person respectively with (7.89.8.32)% respectively. in the other years the number of infection and percent fluctuated between high and low of the former number of infection.

     We conclude from this study that there is no control on the disease in Iraq. We notice the number of infection sometime and is decrease and increase again , the reason of this fluctuation in the number because the people used unpasteurized milk and yoghurt as well as the slaughtering of animal outside slaughter houses which cause the contamination of environment leading to increase and decrease of infection.