Brucella melitensis in Greece: current situation report
Brucellosis is a notified disease in Greece. For sheep and goats there is an obligatory vaccination (Rev l) programme of all the young lambs and kids (3-7 months of age). After 8 years of vaccination we noticed a gradually reduction of sheep and goats abortions also a significant reduction of the positive animals in the flocks and a reduction of human infections. In a complete typing of brucella strains which were isolated in our Laboratory from sheep, goats and cattle were recorded the following results: from 51 sheep Br. strains 6 were Br. melitensis Biot. 1 and 45 Br. melitensis Biot. 3. From 10 goat Br. strains, 2 were Br. melitensis Biot. 1 and 8 Biot. 3. From 5 cattle Br. strains 1 was Br. melitensis Biot. 1, 1 Biot. 3, 1 was Br. abortus Biot. 1 and 2 Biot. 3
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Dordrecht (Países Bajos) Martinus Nijhoff
1985
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| Subjects: | BRUCELOSIS, CABRA, OVINOS, GANADO BOVINO, HOMBRES, EPIDEMIOLOGIA, BRUCELLA MELITENSIS, CONTROL DE ENFERMEDADES, GRECIA, |
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