title: Control and eradication of Brucella melitensis infection in sheep and goats.
abstract: Brucella melitensis is the main etiological agent of brucellosis in sheep and goats, and is also the main agent responsible for human brucellosis, a predominantly occupational disease related to professions in direct contact with livestock. As there is currently no viable method of preventing human brucellosis to safeguard people attention must be directed toward effectively controlling the disease in sheep and goats. This review focuses on the different strategies in different socioeconomic and epidemiologic situations that can be applied to either control or eradicate brucellosis in sheep and goats.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Sanidad Animal, CITA/Gobierno de Aragón, Avenue Montañana 930, Zaragoza 50059, Spain. Electronic address: jblasco@unizar.es.
authors.forename: José M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Blasco
authors.affiliation: ECTAD Unit for North Africa, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAO/SNE, 43 Avenue Kheïreddine Pacha, Tunis 1002, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Baldomero
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Molina-Flores
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002004:Brucella Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D017347:Brucella melitensis; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D006041:Goats; D006801:Humans; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D015047:Zoonoses
chemical_list: D002004:Brucella Vaccine