Updates on Brucellosis

Manal Mohammad Baddour

• Publisher: IntechOpen
• Year: 2015
• ISBN:
  9789535172673
• Topic: Medicina
• Subtopic: Enfermedades infecciosas

Brucellosis is a major zoonotic disease that may cause a serious illness in humans and animals. Global prevalence of human brucellosis remains significant. More than half a million new brucellosis cases from 100 countries are reported annually to the World Health Organization (WHO). The majority of these cases are reported in developing countries.In humans, brucellosis (undulant fever, Malta fever) is characterized by an acute bacteremic phase followed by a chronic stage that may extend over many years and may involve many tissues. It is a systemic disease, and many organ systems (nervous system, heart, skeletal system, bone marrow, etc.) may become involved following hematogenous dissemination.Although eradicated in some countries, it remains one of the most economically important zoonosis worldwide as it is responsible for huge economic losses as well as significant human morbidity in endemic areas.Because of the nonspecific clinical manifestations of human brucellosis and the need for prolonged combination therapy with antibiotics that are not routinely prescribed for other infectious diseases, laboratory confirmation of the diagnosis is of paramount importance for adequate patient management. In addition, evidence of brucellosis has serious public health implications because it discloses exposure to a contaminated source (infected animals or their products, unsafe laboratory practices, or a potential biological warfare attack). This book addresses human brucellosis with stress on symptoms including those related to the less recognized disease localizations, risk of exposure, treatment, and prevention. Light is shed on animal brucellosis as it pertains to human exposure. The book also emphasizes on laboratory procedures in culturing and serologic techniques. Epidemiologic surveillance is among this books subjects as well as veterinary control measures.

Table of contents

• Updates on Brucellosis
• Contents
• Preface
• Chapter 1 Risk Factors for Brucella spp. in Domestic and Wild Animals
• Chapter 2 Brucellosis at the Wildlife/Livestock/Human Interface
• Chapter 3 The Interaction Between Brucella and the Host Cell in Phagocytosis
• Chapter 4 Brucella-induced Thrombocytopenia and Bleeding
• Chapter 5 Ocular Manifestations of Brucellosis
• Chapter 6 Neurobrucellosis
• Chapter 7 Brucellosis – Granulomatous Spine Infection
• Chapter 8 Blood Cultures for the Diagnosis of Human Brucellosis
• Chapter 9 Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing of Brucella Species - Old and New Drugs
• Chapter 10 Recombinant Proteins as Antigens in Serological Diagnosis of Brucellosis
• Chapter 11 Treatment of Brucellosis
• Chapter 12 Treatment of Human Brucellosis — Review of Evidence from Clinical Trials
• Chapter 13 Control of Animal Brucellosis — The Most Effective Tool to Prevent Human Brucellosis