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The impact of brucellosis as a foodborne disease
Project
Project code: BfR-BIOS-08-1322-NEU (540)
Contract period: 01.03.2013
- 31.12.2013
Purpose of research: Applied research
Brucellosis is one of the most frequent bacterial zoonoses worldwide. Human infection is usually transmitted by animal food products. In North and Central Europe brucellosis is well controlled in livestock. Germany has been declared 'officially free from ovine/caprine and bovine brucellosis' more than a decade ago. Nevertheless, 20-30 cases per year are notified. These cases are due to tourism, migration or illegal imports of animal food. Because of the unspecific clinical signs and symptoms a high number of cases remains unreported. A diagnostic delay is quite often seen in nonSeite endemic countries leading to chronic courses, focal complications and lethal outcomes. Prevalence data from endemic regions are needed to assess the risk for infection in German residents. Valid data from the highly prevalent European countries of the Mediterranean Basin are available, but in Africa only single cases in humans and animals have been described so far. Therefore, the aim of this preliminary epidemiological study is to investigate brucellosis prevalence in selected African countries.
Section overview
Subjects
- Animal health
- Toxicology
