Bovine brucellosis: Prevalence, risk factors, economic cost and control options with particular reference to India – a review

Background: Brucellosis is an economically important zoonotic disease with worldwide distribution, with low-income countries being more affected. The disease is endemic in India, a country that house the world’s largest cattle and buffalo population and produce the most milk in the world. Results: P...

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Main Authors: Deka, Ram Pratim, Magnusson, Ulf, Grace, Delia, Lindahl, Johanna F.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Informa UK Limited 2018
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/99034
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author Deka, Ram Pratim
Magnusson, Ulf
Grace, Delia
Lindahl, Johanna F.
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description Background: Brucellosis is an economically important zoonotic disease with worldwide distribution, with low-income countries being more affected. The disease is endemic in India, a country that house the world’s largest cattle and buffalo population and produce the most milk in the world. Results: Prevalence of the disease in the country is reported as low as 1% to as high as 60% by different researchers but many of the published studies that reported higher prevalence were conducted in non-randomised samples. Based on this review, overall prevalence in the country is likely 12% or less. About 20 different risk factors are reported that contribute/predispose to occurrence of bovine brucellosis. The risk factors could be classified in four groups: host factors, farmer’s factors, managemental factors, and agro-ecological factors. Various studies reported high economic burden of the diseases in dairy animals but there is dearth of comprehensive and rigorous economic studies. Conclusions: In the absence of highly effective vaccines and because of difficulties in executing a segregation and slaughter policy of infected animals in countries like India, control of bovine brucellosis remains a challenge.
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spelling CGSpace990342023-03-18T11:22:33Z Bovine brucellosis: Prevalence, risk factors, economic cost and control options with particular reference to India – a review Deka, Ram Pratim Magnusson, Ulf Grace, Delia Lindahl, Johanna F. animal diseases disease control zoonoses Background: Brucellosis is an economically important zoonotic disease with worldwide distribution, with low-income countries being more affected. The disease is endemic in India, a country that house the world’s largest cattle and buffalo population and produce the most milk in the world. Results: Prevalence of the disease in the country is reported as low as 1% to as high as 60% by different researchers but many of the published studies that reported higher prevalence were conducted in non-randomised samples. Based on this review, overall prevalence in the country is likely 12% or less. About 20 different risk factors are reported that contribute/predispose to occurrence of bovine brucellosis. The risk factors could be classified in four groups: host factors, farmer’s factors, managemental factors, and agro-ecological factors. Various studies reported high economic burden of the diseases in dairy animals but there is dearth of comprehensive and rigorous economic studies. Conclusions: In the absence of highly effective vaccines and because of difficulties in executing a segregation and slaughter policy of infected animals in countries like India, control of bovine brucellosis remains a challenge. 2018-01 2019-01-10T11:48:28Z 2019-01-10T11:48:28Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/99034 en Open Access Informa UK Limited Deka, R.P., Magnusson, U., Grace, D. and Lindahl, J. 2018. Bovine brucellosis: prevalence, risk factors, economic cost and control options with particular reference to India – a review. Infection Ecology & Epidemiology 8(1): 1555448.
spellingShingle animal diseases
disease control
zoonoses
Deka, Ram Pratim
Magnusson, Ulf
Grace, Delia
Lindahl, Johanna F.
Bovine brucellosis: Prevalence, risk factors, economic cost and control options with particular reference to India – a review
title Bovine brucellosis: Prevalence, risk factors, economic cost and control options with particular reference to India – a review
title_full Bovine brucellosis: Prevalence, risk factors, economic cost and control options with particular reference to India – a review
title_fullStr Bovine brucellosis: Prevalence, risk factors, economic cost and control options with particular reference to India – a review
title_full_unstemmed Bovine brucellosis: Prevalence, risk factors, economic cost and control options with particular reference to India – a review
title_short Bovine brucellosis: Prevalence, risk factors, economic cost and control options with particular reference to India – a review
title_sort bovine brucellosis prevalence risk factors economic cost and control options with particular reference to india a review
topic animal diseases
disease control
zoonoses
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/99034
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