Table 1: Clinical features of brucellosis patients in a study conducted in 2021 in Ghindae Zonal Referral Hospital, Eritrea (n = 393).

Variable

Frequency

Percent

Fever

Yes

366

94.1

No

23

5.9

Joint pain

Yes

374

97.7

No

9

2.3

Weight loss

Yes

125

49.4

No

128

50.6

Unboiled milk consumption

Yes

266

95.7

No

12

4.3

Uncooked meat consumption

 

Yes

3

1

No

308

99

Prior treatment for brucellosis

Yes

33

10.4

No

284

89.6

Family history of brucellosis

Yes

33

12.5

No

232

87.5

Enlarged liver or spleen

Yes

8

2.3

No

345

97.7

Lymphadenopathy

Yes

5

1.5

No

331

98.5

Anemia

Yes

43

11.9

No

319

88.1

Positive RBT

Yes

360

92.1

No

31

7.9

*: Discrepancies in n are due to missing values.