Brucellosis and tuberculosis in cattle in South America
In general, European and North American countries, as well as Australia and New Zealand, have already eradicated or reached good levels of control of brucellosis and tuberculosis in cattle. In the rest of the world, however, the epidemiological situation of these two diseases is frequently poorly un...
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| description | In general, European and North American countries, as well as Australia and New Zealand, have already eradicated or reached good levels of control of brucellosis and tuberculosis in cattle. In the rest of the world, however, the epidemiological situation of these two diseases is frequently poorly understood. In this review article, quantified data on these diseases in the South American countries are presented. Initially, the aspects that led the continent to host 25% of the world cattle population are presented, in addition to the aspects that placed the continent at a prominent position in the international meat market. Subsequently the continent was divided into three country groups, considering the size of the cattle population and how well the epidemiological situation of brucellosis and tuberculosis in cattle is quantified. It is argued that countries that do not generate high-quality quantitative epidemiological data on these diseases have serious limitations in outlining and managing control or eradication strategies. Thus, for successful outcomes, at least methodologies to estimate the prevalence of infected herds should be employed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f74277bf789d4b97a26ed3932ee9cba72022-12-21T18:36:45ZengUniversidade de São PauloBrazilian Journal of Veterinary Research and Animal Science1413-95961678-44562018-07-0155210.11606/issn.1678-4456.bjvras.2018.141139Brucellosis and tuberculosis in cattle in South AmericaJosé Soares Ferreira Neto0Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde AnimalIn general, European and North American countries, as well as Australia and New Zealand, have already eradicated or reached good levels of control of brucellosis and tuberculosis in cattle. In the rest of the world, however, the epidemiological situation of these two diseases is frequently poorly understood. In this review article, quantified data on these diseases in the South American countries are presented. Initially, the aspects that led the continent to host 25% of the world cattle population are presented, in addition to the aspects that placed the continent at a prominent position in the international meat market. Subsequently the continent was divided into three country groups, considering the size of the cattle population and how well the epidemiological situation of brucellosis and tuberculosis in cattle is quantified. It is argued that countries that do not generate high-quality quantitative epidemiological data on these diseases have serious limitations in outlining and managing control or eradication strategies. Thus, for successful outcomes, at least methodologies to estimate the prevalence of infected herds should be employed.http://www.revistas.usp.br/bjvras/article/view/141139Bovine brucellosisBovine tuberculosisSouth AmericaEpidemiological situation |
| spellingShingle | José Soares Ferreira Neto Brucellosis and tuberculosis in cattle in South America Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Research and Animal Science Bovine brucellosis Bovine tuberculosis South America Epidemiological situation |
| title | Brucellosis and tuberculosis in cattle in South America |
| title_full | Brucellosis and tuberculosis in cattle in South America |
| title_fullStr | Brucellosis and tuberculosis in cattle in South America |
| title_full_unstemmed | Brucellosis and tuberculosis in cattle in South America |
| title_short | Brucellosis and tuberculosis in cattle in South America |
| title_sort | brucellosis and tuberculosis in cattle in south america |
| topic | Bovine brucellosis Bovine tuberculosis South America Epidemiological situation |
| url | http://www.revistas.usp.br/bjvras/article/view/141139 |
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