Review of brucellosis in Nepal
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چکیده
Brucellosis is an abortifacient zoonotic disease which remains prominent in third world countries like Nepal. Brucellosis possess a public health concern, the incidences of which in livestocks can present substantial economic and health burdens for herders and health professionals. In Nepal, several cases of bovine including human brucellosis have been reported. This paper aims to evaluate the current status of the disease, the mechanism of infection, pathogenesis, zoonotic potential, diagnostic advances, treatment regimens, and the preventive measures that can be adopted in managing human brucellosis in under-developed countries like Nepal. Extensive review of all the available literatures in Nepal. Secondary information from various legitimate sources. There is a higher prevalence of Brucellosis among livestock but relatively lower prevalence among humans in Nepal as reported by many scholars. Lack of awareness, unhealthy food habit, orthodox husbandry practices, lack of surveillance and immunization has been the major factors in maintaining a vicious cycle of the disease maintenance and propagation in human and animals.
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