Brucellosis in Sub-Saharan Africa: Current challenges for management, diagnosis and control

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• 作者：M. Ducrotoy^a ; W.J. Bertu^b ; G. Matope^c ; S. Cadmus^d ; R. Conde-Á ; lvarez^e ; A.M. Gusi^b ; S. Welburn^a ; R. Ocholi^b ; J.M. Blasco^f ; I. Moriyó ; n^e ; ^{imoriyon@unav.es}
• 关键词：Brucellosis ; Sub-Sahara ; Africa ; Diagnosis ; Vaccination ; Control
• 刊名：Acta Tropica
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：165
• 期：Complete
• 页码：179-193
• 全文大小：1816 K
• 卷排序：165

文摘

Bacteriological and serological evidence of brucellosis in Sub-Saharan Africa are reviewed. Strategies for implementation of animal vaccination are discussed. There is a need for simpler and more affordable treatments for human brucellosis. Development of a B. melitensis vaccine to circumvent the drawbacks of Rev 1 is overdue. Performance of serological tests for camel and wildlife brucellosis should be investigated.