Brucellosis in the Middle East: Current situation and a pathway forward.

• Main Authors: Ramin Bagheri Nejad (Author), Rosina C Krecek (Author), Omar H Khalaf (Author), Nabil Hailat (Author), Angela M Arenas-Gamboa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Brucellosis is a bacterial endemic zoonotic disease of global significance with detrimental impacts on public health and food animal production. It is caused by Brucella spp., an expanding group of pathogens able to infect various host species. Bovines and small ruminants, which excrete the bacteria...