Volume 3, Number 2—June 1997
THEME ISSUE
From the 1st International Conference on Emerging Zoonoses
From the 1st International Conference on Emerging Zoonoses
Brucellosis: an Overview
Table 1
Brucellosis in animals, Europe, 1994
| Bovine | Ovine/caprine | Porcine | Ovine | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | (B. abortus) | (B. melitensis) | (B. suis) | (B. ovis) |
| Albania | - | + | + | + |
| Belgium | + | - | - | - |
| Bulgaria | - | - | + | + |
| Croatia | - | - | + | + |
| Czech | - | - | ? | - |
| Republic | ||||
| France | + | ++ | ? | + |
| Germany | + | - | ? | + |
| Greece | + | ++ | ND | ND |
| Ireland | + | - | - | - |
| Italy | + | + | - | ND |
| Latvia | - | - | + | - |
| Lithuania | - | - | - | ? |
| Macedonia | + | + | - | - |
| Malta | + | + | - | - |
| Poland | + | + | ? | - |
| Portugal | + | + | - | + |
| Romania | - | - | + | - |
| Russia | ++ | ++ | + | + |
| Slovakia | - | - | ND | - |
| Slovenia | - | - | - | + |
| Spain | + | + | - | + |
| Ukraine | ND | ND | ND | ND |
| Yugoslavia | + | + | + | - |
- not present
+ low sporadic incidence
++ high incidence
? presence uncertain
ND no data
None of the four types of brucellosis is present in Austria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Iceland, Luxembourg, Moldavia, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom
Source for Tables 1-8: FAO-WHO-OIE Animal Health Yearbooks, 1994, 1995.
