Research Article

Seroprevalence of Human Brucellosis among Syrian Refugees in Jordan, 2022

Table 3

The difference in reported symptoms (within 6 months of the date of data collection) between the Brucella IgG-positive and IgG-negative cohorts.

SymptomsIgG-positive (N = 149)IgG-negative (N = 1411)P value

Experienced any brucellosis symptoms9 (6.0%)40 (2.8%)0.045
Undulant fever8 (5.4%)22 (1.6%)0.005
Chills3 (2.0%)18 (1.3%)0.444
Headache8 (5.4%)21 (1.5%)0.004
Joint pain8 (5.4%)29 (2.1%)0.020
Loss of appetite5 (3.4%)15 (1.1%)0.035
Malaise2 (1.2%)17 (1.3%)0.702
Myalgia3 (2.0%)19 (1.3%)0.511
Back pain4 (2.7%)20 (1.4%)0.278
Depression2 (1.3%)10 (0.7%)0.320