Brucellosis in Central America

 

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Autor: Moreno, Edgardo
Formato: artículo
Fecha de Publicación:2002
Descripción:Brucellosis is a disease of domestic animals and humans in Central America (CA). Bovine and swine brucellosis caused by Brucella abortus and Brucella suis, respectively, have been identified in all CA countries, while ovine and caprine brucellosis caused by Brucella melitensis has been detected in Guatemala. The prevalence of bovine brucellosis is estimated between 4 and 8%, with higher prevalence in dairy herds, with losses calculated at US$ 25 million per year. National Control Programs based in calf vaccination and removal of the reactors have had little impact in the control of brucellosis in CA. In a region where experimentation with new vaccines is not affordable, unrest- ricted adult vaccination by the conjunctival route with S19 is recommended. This strategy is expected to reduce the prevalence and density of the bacteria to numbers where ‘‘clean’’ vaccination would be possible. Thereafter, serological identification and elimination of the reactors could be initiated under more favorable conditions of herd infection.
País:Repositorio UNA
Institución:Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Repositorio UNA
Lenguaje:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:null:11056/25852
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11056/25852
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-1135(02)00242-0
Palabra clave:BRUCELLOSIS
BRUCELOSIS
CENTRAL AMERIC
AMÉRICA CENTRAL
COSTA RICA
ANIMALES DOMÉSTICOS
DOMESTIC ANIMALS
ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS