PRO/AH/EDR> Brucellosis, human, caprine, ovine, camel – Israel: spread

Brucellosis — Worldwide/Unknown
Abstract
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The southern region of Israel is populated by a mostly urban Jewish majority (population: 385 200 inhabitants) and a large semi-nomadic Bedouin minority (population: 188 900) who maintain herds of sheep and goats. A retrospective study was conducted to assess the impact of the 1997 decision to discontinue a veterinarian control campaign on the epidemiology of human brucellosis in the region.
Discussion
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Brucellosis appears to have been endemic to Middle