| brucellosis as a cause of acute febrile illness in egypt. | to develop better estimates of brucellosis incidence, we conducted population-based surveillance for acute febrile illness (afi) in fayoum governorate (population 2347249), egypt during two summer periods (2002 and 2003). all hospitals and a representative sample of community healthcare providers were included. afi patients without obvious etiology were tested for brucellosis by culture and serology. incidence estimates were calculated adjusting for sampling methodology and study period. of 4490 ... | 2007 | 17442354 |