title: Brucellosis in Brazil.
abstract: This paper reviews the epidemiology of bovine, swine, ovine, caprine, and canine brucellosis in Brazil. The zoonotic aspects of Brucella infection in Brazil is also discussed. Emphasis is given to the new program for the control of brucellosis in cattle and buffaloes that is likely to provide important insights into the prospects and strategies for controlling brucellosis in developing countries.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Brucelose, Laboratório Regional de Apoio Animal-LARA-Pedro Leopoldo, Av Rômulo Joviano s/n, 33600-000-Pedro Leopoldo-MG, Brazil. poesterf@plug-in.com.br
authors.forename: Fernando Padilla
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Poester
authors.forename: Vítor Salvador Picão
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Gonçalves
authors.forename: Andrey Pereira
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Lage
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D002007:Brucellosis, Bovine / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D002020:Buffaloes; D002417:Cattle; D005843:Geography; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D006041:Goats; D015994:Incidence; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*