Vol. 11, Special Issue 8 (2022)

Author(s):
Olympica Sarma and Preetinder Singh

Abstract:
Brucellosis is a bacterial disease caused by various species of Brucella which leads to abortion in pregnant animals. It mainly spreads through inhalation, fomites and sexual contact between the animals moreover raw or unpasteurized dairy products are the cause of infection in humans. The symptoms range from fever, joint pain, fatigue to abortion in the last trimester of pregnancy. As the organism has affinity for reproductive organs there are different symptoms in males and females. The diagnosis mainly based on detection of antibodies in the serum using the techniques like RBPT, Serum agglutination test and Indirect ELISA, molecular confirmation is done by PCR using genus specific primers. There are various vaccines available in the market for the prevention of the disease. These vaccines along with surveillance and monitoring plays the major role in control and prevention of the disease.