Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease of great animal welfare and economic implications
worldwide known since ancient times. The emergence of brucellosis in new areas as well as …

Members of the genus Brucella are pathogenic bacteria exceedingly well adapted to their
hosts. The bacterium is transmitted by direct contact within the same host species or …

Brucellosis, especially caused by Brucella melitensis, remains one of the most common
zoonotic diseases worldwide with more than 500,000 human cases reported annually. The …

Aim To describe and discuss the merits of various direct and indirect methods applied in
vitro (mainly on blood or milk) or in vivo (allergic test) for the diagnosis of brucellosis in …

Despite considerable efforts made to address the issue of brucellosis worldwide, its
prevalence in dairy products remains difficult to estimate and represents an important public …

Following the recent discovery of new Brucella strains from different animal species and
from the environment, ten Brucella species are nowadays included in the genus Brucella …

At present, laboratory diagnosis of human brucellosis is based on isolation of the bacteria
from clinical samples followed by standard microbiological tube testing, detection of anti …

Bacteria in the genus Brucella are important human and veterinary pathogens. The abortion
and infertility they cause in food animals produce economic hardships in areas where the …

Small Gram-negative cocco-bacilli resembling Brucella strains have been reported from
marine mammals since the mid-1990s. Their placement in the genus Brucella has been …

Infection with Brucella spp. continues to pose a human health risk globally despite strides in
eradicating the disease from domestic animals. Brucellosis has been an emerging disease …