Brucellosis in Humans and Animals in Kyrgyzstan
Kalysbek Kydyshov, Nurbolot Usenbaev, Almaz Sharshenbekov, Narynbek Aitkuluev, Murat Abdyraev, Salamat Chegirov, Jarkynay Kazybaeva, Hanka Brangsch, Falk Melzer, Heinrich Neubauer, Mathias W. Pletz
Abstract
Brucellosis is a globally reemerging and neglected zoonosis causing serious public health problems as well as considerable economic losses due to infection of livestock. Although the epidemiology of brucellosis has been well studied and its various aspects in humans and animals are well understood, it is still one of the most challenging health problems in many developing countries such as Kyrgyzstan. This review describes epidemiological characteristics of brucellosis in humans and animals, its impact on animal production and the role of implemented infection control measures in Kyrgyzstan. Particularly, introduction of mass vaccination in small ruminants evidently contributed to control of brucellosis in Kyrgyzstan, reducing the number of infections in animals as well as humans.