Review of brucellosis in Nepal

• Published in: International journal of veterinary science and medicine Vol. 4; no. 2; pp. 54 - 62
• Main Authors: Acharya, Krishna Prasad, Kaphle, Krishna, Shrestha, Kshitiz, Garin Bastuji, Bruno, Smits, Henk L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University 01-12-2016
• ISSN: 2314-4580; 2314-4599
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijvsm.2016.10.009

Brucellosis is an abortifacient zoonotic disease that remains prominent in third world countries like Nepal. Brucellosis poses a public health concern, because its incidence in livestock can present substantial economic and health burdens for herders and health professionals. Several cases of bovine and human brucellosis have been reported and the prevalence is higher among livestock than among humans in Nepal. Lack of awareness, unhealthy food habit, traditional husbandry practices, and a lack of surveillance and immunization have been the major factors in maintaining a vicious cycle of propagation of the disease in human and animals. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the current status of the disease, the mechanism of infection, and pathogenesis, its zoonotic potential, diagnostic advances, treatment regimens, and the preventive measures that can be adopted in managing human brucellosis in under-developed countries such as Nepal.