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ArticleTropical animal health and production2025

Ruminant and human brucellosis situation in Türkiye and the Caucasus.

Ipek Keskin Fernandez-Georges, Sheina Macy Manalo, Margarida Arede, Giovanna Ciaravino, Daniel Beltrán-Alcrudo, Jordi Casal, Eran Raizman, Jeyhun Aliyev, Tengiz Chaligava, Tigran Markosyan and 1 more

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Article in Tropical animal health and production, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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11 authors.

Ipek Keskin Fernandez-GeorgesDepartment of Animal Health and Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), Barcelona, Spain.
Sheina Macy ManaloDepartment of Veterinary Paraclinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of the Philippines Los Baños, Los Baños, Philippines.
Margarida AredeDepartment of Animal Health and Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), Barcelona, Spain.
Giovanna CiaravinoDepartment of Animal Health and Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), Barcelona, Spain.
Daniel Beltrán-AlcrudoFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia, Budapest, Hungary.
Jordi CasalDepartment of Animal Health and Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), Barcelona, Spain.
Eran RaizmanFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia, Budapest, Hungary.
Jeyhun AliyevAzerbaijan State Agricultural University, Ganja, Azerbaijan.
Tengiz ChaligavaVeterinary Department of National Food Agency, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Tigran MarkosyanScientific Center for Risk Assessment and Analysis in Food Safety Area, Closed Joint-Stock Company, Yerevan, Armenia.
Alberto AllepuzDepartment of Animal Health and Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), Barcelona, Spain. alberto.allepuz@uab.cat.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3518-1991

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Brucellosis, a disease caused by Brucella spp., is one of the most prevalent zoonoses in the world and remains endemic in the Mediterranean Basin, the Near East, South America, and parts of Africa. Given the negative impact it has on public and animal health, food safety and livelihoods, sustained campaigns for its control and eradication are crucial. This study aimed to provide a better understanding of brucellosis status in domestic ruminants in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Türkiye by looking into the spatial and temporal distribution of the disease in terms of the standardized morbidity ratio/standardized incidence ratio (SMR/SIR), as well as the distribution in humans (SIR). The results of this study highlight areas of higher risk of disease in ruminants, especially near border areas between endemic countries, and the uneven distribution of human cases. Factors that hamper the control of brucellosis in Türkiye and the Caucasus include a lack of sustained funding and adequate animal identification and traceability systems (NAITSs) to identify animals for disease management interventions (i.e., vaccination, test-and-slaughter) and allow for the effective control of animal movement and trade within the countries.

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BrucellaBrucellosisCattle DiseasesGoat DiseasesSheep DiseasesZoonosesAnimalsArmeniaAzerbaijanCattleGeorgia (Republic)GoatsHumansIncidenceRuminantsSheepBrucellosisCaucasusEpidemiologyPublic healthSurveillanceTürkiye

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