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ERADICATION OF ANIMAL HUMAN BRUCELLOSIS IN UGANDA

Uganda, Mbarara, Western Region

ERADICATION OF ANIMAL HUMAN BRUCELLOSIS IN UGANDA

Wednesday 08 May 2024 - Friday 23 August 2024

Brucella is rapid growing bacterial infection claiming recurrent fevers in humans, animals , increasing household expenses on medication of people and animals that abort and spoiling the future progeny generation of kids born top positive women with brucella since it has a cerebral impact on brain development & morphology thence congenital anomalies. Need for serological brucella tests needs to be done in livestock since they are the source for infection to humans through various body entrance points when delt with.
Remedy:
1. Test and slaughter.
2. Screening and implementing vaccinations .
3. On milk tests for brucella and emphasising rapid test kits at farms.
4. Tasking government to include brucella in notifiable diseases and thence becoming trade sensitive.

Address:
BISHOP STUART UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HEALTH P O BOX 09, Mbara, C/O DR.CHARLES MUSINGUZI

Thanks.

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Organization
JAMEG VETERINARY LABORATORY AND CONSULT
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Address
MBARARA
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No
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Yes
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