Brucella: Reservoirs and Niches in Animals and Humans

G González-Espinoza, V Arce-Gorvel, S Mémet… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Brucella is an intracellular bacterium that causes abortion, reproduction failure in livestock
and leads to a debilitating flu-like illness with serious chronic complications if untreated in …

[HTML][HTML] Risk factors for Brucellosis and knowledge-attitude practice among pastoralists in Afar and Somali regions of Ethiopia

R Tschopp, A GebreGiorgis, O Abdulkadir… - Preventive Veterinary …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Brucellosis is a neglected bacterial zoonotic disease with substantial economic
impact on households. Pastoral communities are a potential risk group due to their way of …

Integrated human-animal sero-surveillance of Brucellosis in the pastoral Afar and Somali regions of Ethiopia

R Tschopp, A Gebregiorgis, Y Tassachew… - PLoS Neglected …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Brucellosis is widespread in Ethiopia with variable reported prevalence
depending on the geographical area, husbandry practices and animal species. However …

Genital Brucella suis Biovar 2 Infection of Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) Hunted in Tuscany (Italy)

G Cilia, F Fratini, B Turchi, M Angelini, D Cerri… - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Brucellosis is a zoonosis caused by different Brucella species. Wild boar (Sus scrofa) could
be infected by some species and represents an important reservoir, especially for B. suis …

Targeted strategies for the management of wildlife diseases: the case of brucellosis in Alpine ibex

S Lambert, A Thébault, S Rossi, P Marchand, E Petit… - Veterinary …, 2021 - Springer
The management of infectious diseases in wildlife reservoirs is challenging and faces
several limitations. However, detailed knowledge of host–pathogen systems often reveal …

An individual-based model to assess the spatial and individual heterogeneity of Brucella melitensis transmission in Alpine ibex

S Lambert, E Gilot-Fromont, C Toïgo, P Marchand… - Ecological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Heterogeneity of infectious disease transmission can be generated by individual differences
in the frequency of contacts with susceptible individuals, in the ability to transmit the …

Spatio-temporal distribution of brucellosis in European terrestrial and marine wildlife species and its regional implications

T Jamil, K Akar, S Erdenlig, J Murugaiyan… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Brucellosis is an important bacterial zoonosis of domestic and wildlife species. This disease
has a significant public health concern and is characterized by reproductive failure resulting …

Brucella melitensis Rev. 1 vaccination generates a higher shedding risk of the vaccine strain in Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) compared to the domestic goat (Capra hircus)

C Ponsart, M Riou, Y Locatelli, I Jacques, A Fadeau… - Veterinary …, 2019 - Springer
Epidemiological investigations implemented in wild and domestic ruminants evidenced a
reservoir for Brucella in Capra ibex in the French Alps. Vaccination was considered as a …

Genetic epidemiology of the Alpine ibex reservoir of persistent and virulent brucellosis outbreak

E Quéméré, S Rossi, E Petit, P Marchand, J Merlet… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
While it is now broadly accepted that inter-individual variation in the outcomes of host–
pathogen interactions is at least partially genetically controlled, host immunogenetic …

Pathological changes, distribution and detection of Brucella melitensis in foetuses of experimentally-infected does

M Mazlan, S Khairani-Bejo, H Hamzah… - Veterinary …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background Brucellosis of goats is caused by Brucella melitensis. It is a re-emerging
zoonotic disease in many countries due to transmission from domestic animals and wildlife …