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Review
. 2006 Feb;6(2):91-9.
doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(06)70382-6.

The new global map of human brucellosis

Georgios Pappas  1 , Photini Papadimitriou, Nikolaos Akritidis, Leonidas Christou, Epameinondas V Tsianos
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The new global map of human brucellosis

Georgios Pappas et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2006 Feb.

Abstract

The epidemiology of human brucellosis, the commonest zoonotic infection worldwide, has drastically changed over the past decade because of various sanitary, socioeconomic, and political reasons, together with the evolution of international travel. Several areas traditionally considered to be endemic--eg, France, Israel, and most of Latin America--have achieved control of the disease. On the other hand, new foci of human brucellosis have emerged, particularly in central Asia, while the situation in certain countries of the Near East (eg, Syria) is rapidly worsening. Furthermore, the disease is still present, in varying trends, both in European countries and in the USA. Awareness of this new global map of human brucellosis will allow for proper interventions from international public-health organisations.

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