| an epidemiological profile of brucellosis in tabuk province, saudi arabia. | all 137 brucellosis cases occurring in tabuk province, saudi arabia in 1997 were studied retrospectively. brucella agglutination titre of > or = 1/80, or rising titre plus history of typical signs and symptoms were considered evidence of infection. the incidence rate was 34/100,000, mean age 33.8 +/- 13.9 years (range: 3-72 years) and male:female ratio 1.8:1. there were 63.5% of cases rurally resident, 58.4% kept animals at home or elsewhere, 27.0% worked with animals and/or on farms, and 88.3% ... | 2001 | 15332781 |