Brucella scrology using ELISA and standard agglutination test was perf
ormed on 23 patients with prolonged fever where the test was requested
, on 26 randomly chosen patients with prolonged fever where it was not
requested and on 17 controls. ELISA was positive in 39.1, 26.9 and 0
per cent respectively in these groups. Brucellosis may often be unsusp
ected because of its varied clinical manifestations and may be a more
important cause of fever than previously considered. Our data reaffirm
that ELISA is superior to the standard agglutination test for the dia
gnosis of brucellosis.