Identification and molecular characterization of Brucella abortus and Brucella melitensis isolated from milk in cattle in Azerbaijan.
Jeyhun AliyevMahnur AlakbarovaAytan GarayusifovaAsaf OmarovSaida AliyevaDavid FretinJacques GodfroidPublished in: BMC veterinary research (2022)
Despite the implementation of the vaccination program in small ruminants, our results suggest that spill-over events of B. melitensis from small ruminants to cattle have occurred. However, cattle are likely to be primarily infected with B. abortus, which warranted the implementation of a bovine brucellosis program. Such a program started in fall 2017. In the Ganja region, cattle should be considered as a potential source of B. abortus and B. melitensis for humans.