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Table 2 “Data recorded from patients diagnosed with brucellosis in Aseer region between 2014 and 2018”

From: Sero-prevalence and risk factors of brucellosis among suspected febrile patients attending a referral hospital in southern Saudi Arabia (2014–2018)

Data Year

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

Number of samples

2047

1605

1346

1286

1283

Number of positive samples

258

253

166

164

134

% of positive samples

12.6

15.8

12.3

12.8

10.4

Brucellosis in males (%)

9.2

11.4

8.6

9.0

7.3

Brucellosis in females (%)

3.4

4.4

3.7

3.8

3.1

Brucellosis in age groups (%)

 0–20 yr.

11.2

11.5

24.1

12.2

15.7

 21–40 yr.

44.3

45.3

36.1

38.4

35.8

 41–60 yr.

30.2

28.1

24.1

32.9

23.1

 61–80 yr.

12.4

11.9

13.3

16.5

18.7

 81–100 yr.

1.9

3.2

2.4

0

6.7

Brucellosis in months (%)

 January

5

7

5

5

6

 February

9

12

10

5

10

 March

4

11

10

2

3

 April

12

4

11

7

9

 May

5

9

7

10

4

 June

4

13

10

12

15

 July

10

6

10

11

12

 August

12

8

6

10

11

 September

11

10

5

12

10

 October

11

9

17

11

12

 November

12

5

4

10

4

 December

5

6

5

5

4