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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2617-4731</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista de la Sociedad Científica del Paraguay]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Soc. cient. Parag.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2617-4731</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Científica del Paraguay]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S2617-47312025000200067</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.32480/rscp.2025.30.2.6774</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Human brucellosis in Tocantins, Brazil: spatiotemporal distribution and epidemiological profile]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Brucelosis humana en Tocantins, Brasil: análisis espaciotemporal y perfil epidemiológico]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sampaio de Oliveira]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Iza Alencar]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Figueroa Mise]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yukari]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Lee]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yeonsoo Sara]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Graco Zeppelini]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Caio]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Neves Souza]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Fabio]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gonçalves Machado]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[George]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Alvim de Oliveira]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Marcus Vinicius]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Costa]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Federico]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Secretaría de Salud del Estado de Tocantins  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Palmas ]]></addr-line>
<country>Brasil</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Federal de Bahia Instituto de Salud Colectiva ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Salvador ]]></addr-line>
<country>Brazil</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Facultad de Medicina Alix Clínica Mayo ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Jacksonville ]]></addr-line>
<country>Estados Unidos</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Federal de Bahia Instituto de Salud Colectiva. ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Salvador ]]></addr-line>
<country>Brazil</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af5">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidade Federal de Bahia Instituto de Geociências ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Salvador ]]></addr-line>
<country>Brazil</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>30</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>67</fpage>
<lpage>74</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2617-47312025000200067&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2617-47312025000200067&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2617-47312025000200067&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract: Human brucellosis is a zoonotic disease, caused by gram-negative bacteria in the genus Brucella, which can have severe complications, including endocarditis and testicular infection. Human brucellosis, due to its common symptoms with other infectious diseases, is often under-surveilled and under-diagnosed. This study examines the incidence of brucellosis in Tocantins, Brazil, its spatiotemporal pattern and demographic, occupational, and clinical characteristics of human cases. Data was collected following existing laboratory protocols, using serum agglutination test (SAT) with Rose Bengal-stained Brucella. The endemicity of human brucellosis to the region is established, with 223 suspected and 37 confirmed human cases between 2012-2015 in 6 of 8 state health regions. Incidence of human brucellosis and report of animal cases were significantly linked. This work contributes to filling the gap of knowledge of this neglected disease in Brazil and constructs a better picture of the effects and epidemiology of human brucellosis in the South American region. Future work should focus on increasing diagnostic capability of human brucellosis with an improved surveillance system, as this will provide for more effective treatment of an underreported disease that is growing in incidence with debilitating, severe long-term complications.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen: La brucelosis humana es una enfermedad zoonótica, causada por bacterias gramnegativas del género Brucella, que puede tener complicaciones graves, incluyendo endocarditis e infección testicular. La brucelosis humana, debido a sus síntomas comunes con otras enfermedades infecciosas, a menudo es subvigilada y subdiagnosticada. Este estudio examina la incidencia de la brucelosis en Tocantins, Brasil, su patrón espaciotemporal y las características demográficas, ocupacionales y clínicas de los casos humanos. Los datos se recopilaron siguiendo los protocolos de laboratorio existentes, utilizando la prueba de aglutinación sérica (SAT) con Brucella teñida con rosa de Bengala. Se estableció la endemicidad de la brucelosis humana en la región, con 223 casos humanos sospechosos y 37 confirmados entre 2012 y 2015 en 6 de las 8 regiones sanitarias estatales. La incidencia de la brucelosis humana y el informe de casos animales estuvieron significativamente vinculados. Este trabajo contribuye a completar el conocimiento sobre esta enfermedad desatendida en Brasil y ofrece una mejor perspectiva de los efectos y la epidemiología de la brucelosis humana en la región sudamericana. Las futuras investigaciones deberían centrarse en aumentar la capacidad diagnóstica de la brucelosis humana mediante un sistema de vigilancia mejorado, ya que esto permitirá un tratamiento más eficaz de una enfermedad subnotificada cuya incidencia está aumentando, con complicaciones debilitantes y graves a largo plazo.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Brucella]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[occupational exposure]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[northern Brazil]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[agricultural worker]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Brucella]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[exposición laboral]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[norte de Brasil]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[trabajador rural]]></kwd>
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