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Review
. 2021 Jul 30:9:660508.
doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.660508. eCollection 2021.

Animal and Human Brucellosis in Pakistan

Tariq Jamil  1   2 , Aman Ullah Khan  1   3 , Muhammad Saqib  4 , Muhammad Hammad Hussain  5 , Falk Melzer  1 , Abdul Rehman  6 , Muhammad Zubair Shabbir  7 , Mumtaz Ali Khan  8 , Shahzad Ali  9 , Asim Shahzad  10 , Iahtasham Khan  11 , Mudassar Iqbal  10 , Qudrat Ullah  12 , Waqas Ahmad  13 , Muhammad Khalid Mansoor  10 , Heinrich Neubauer  1 , Stefan Schwarz  2
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Review

Animal and Human Brucellosis in Pakistan

Tariq Jamil et al. Front Public Health. .

Abstract

Brucellosis is a bacterial zoonotic disease that affects many animal species and can be transmitted to humans via direct contact or via contaminated food. Although brucellosis is a serious health hazard, its public health concern has been neglected in many countries. In some developing countries, such as Pakistan, where brucellosis is endemic, this disease continues to be of importance. A literature search for the past 11 years (2011-2021) provided a comprehensive insight into brucellosis in Pakistan. In this review, particular emphasis was placed on occurrence, diagnostic tests used, and prevention, treatment, and control in the context of the "One Health" approach.

Keywords: One Health; Pakistan; brucellosis; diagnosis; epidemiology; zoonosis.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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Animal and human brucellosis in Pakistan.
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