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Table 3 Patients testing positive for brucellosis (N = 21)
| Gender | N(%) |
| Female | 11 (61.1%) |
| Male | 7 (38.9%) |
| Age in years | |
| Mean (SD) | 31.8 (19.6) |
| Median | 26.5 |
| Range | 2–68 years |
| Symptoms | N(%) |
| Self-reported fever | 17 (94.4%) |
| Fever (on admission) (> 37.5 °C) | 10 (55.6%) |
| Night sweats | 10 (55.6%) |
| Fatigue | 5 (27.8%) |
| Nausea | 7 (38.9%) |
| Weight loss | 5 (27.8%) |
| Headache | 16 (88.9%) |
| Risk Factors | N(%) |
| Consume raw milk | 11 (61.1%) |
| Consume fresh blood | 2 (11.1%) |
| Consume raw meat | 2 (11.1%) |
| Contact with livestock | 16 (88.9%) |
| Milking | 12 (66.7%) |
| Feeding | 12 (66.7%) |
| Lambing/calving | 5 (27.8%) |
| Slaughtering | 6 (33.3%) |
| Reported livestock health problems within 2 months prior to admission in study (abortion, weak siblings, infected udder, or swelling knee) | 11 (61.1%) |
