Brucellosis as an emerging threat in developing economies: lessons from Nigeria.

• Main Authors: Marie J Ducrotoy (Author), Wilson J Bertu (Author), Reuben A Ocholi (Author), Amahyel M Gusi (Author), Ward Bryssinckx (Author), Sue Welburn (Author), Ignacio Moriyón (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa, has a large proportion of the world's poor livestock keepers, and is a hotspot for neglected zoonoses. A review of the 127 accessible publications on brucellosis in Nigeria reveals only scant and fragmented evidence on its spatial and temporal dis...