Evidence of ongoing brucellosis in livestock animals in North West Libya

• Main Authors: Huda H. Al-Griw (Author), Elfurgani Salem Kraim (Author), Milad E. Farhat (Author), Lorraine L. Perrett (Author), Adrian M. Whatmore (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Springer, 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Animal brucellosis is thought to be present in small ruminants, cattle, and camels in Libya, particularly in the west coastal strip. Before the system collapsed due to political unrest in 2011, prevalence of the disease did not exceed 0.2% in cattle, 0.1% in camels, 8.3% in sheep, and 14.8% in goats...