BACKGROUND Although brucellosis (Brucella spp.) and Q Fever (Coxiella burnetii) are zoonoses of global importance, very little high quality data are available from West Africa. METHODS/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS A serosurvey was conducted in Togo's main livestock-raising zone in 2011 in 25 randomly selected villages, including 683 people, 596 cattle, 465 sheep and 221 goats. Additionally, 464 transhu...

Brucellosis is highly endemic among domesticated animals in Middle East countries and cause significant human morbidity in the region [1]. In Israel, implementation of an infection control policy based on active surveillance, vaccination of female calves with Brucella abortus strain S19 and slaughter of infected animals, coupled with and economic compensation to farmers, resulted in eradication...

A cross-sectional study was carried out on randomly sampled 384 animals to assess the occurrence of small ruminant brucellosis and risk factors contributing for zoonotic potential disease at Dallo-Manna HarannaBulluk districts Bale Zone. Rose Bengal plate test (RBPT) complement fixation (CFT) were used serially. All collected serum samples subjected RBPT first then positive sera with further te...

Brucellosis is a costly contagious disease of human, domestic and wild animals. It is a serious health problem in Iran causing significant economic losses therefore, control approaches to prevent its spread are of great importance. In Iran, the species and biovars of virulent Brucella species are still under-reported due to the inadequate diagnostic protocols and insufficient laborator...

Sheep brucellosis, a zoonosis mainly due to B. melitensis (biovar 1, 2 or 3), remains widespread world-wide. Pathologically and epidemiologically, the disease is very similar to B. abortus infection in cattle. The live B. melitensis Rev 1 strain is currently considered as the best vaccine available for the control of sheep brucellosis, especially when used at the standard dose by the conjunctiv...

The objective of this study is to epidemiologically describe large and small ruminant Brucellosis in Turkey by conducting a register-based study. For purpose, the data concerning which notifiable disease Turkey, were obtained from anonymous reports World Organization for Animal Health. In cattle, 7,889 outbreaks registered all 81 provinces between 2005 2015 15,059 animals contracted disease. sh...

Brucellosis remains a major zoonosis worldwide. Although many countries have eradicated Brucella abortus from cattle, in some areas Brucella melitensis has emerged as a cause of infection in this species as well as in sheep and goats. Despite vaccination campaigns with the Rev 1 strain, B. melitensis remains the principal cause of human brucellosis. Brucella suis is also emerging as an agent of...

A three-year international programme against animal tuberculosis, brucellosis and glanders in Mongolia, diseases causing enormous losses in animal production and affecting human population even with fatal outcomes, was prepared for the period following the eradication of foot-and-mouth disease in 1964. The aim was to use mass screening to discover all herds affected by these dangerous infection...

While the international trade in small ruminants and small ruminant products is small relative to the trade in bovine, swine and poultry products, it is still economically important. In addition to wool, it includes some unique products (such as goat and sheep milk cheeses, cashmere fibre and karakul pelts) and the sheep/goat meat trade plays a large part in sustaining livelihoods in several re...

a global zoonosis that presents severe public health challenge and major economic burden, especially for the countries in the South Eastern Europe and the Med-iterranean. The incidence of brucellosis caused by Brucella melitensis is very high, primarily in sheep and goats. The World Health Organization (WHO) designated brucellosis as one of 7 neglected, under-detected, and underreported zoonoti...