2023/10/01 by Sébastien Lambert, Anne Thébault, Stéphane Anselme-Martin +15 · 1 voice · 1 citation
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Medicine · Veterinary · #Brucella: diagnosis, epidemiology, treatment #Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding #Zoonotic diseases and public health
paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/medsci/2023132
openalex publication_date 2023/10/01 · openalex created_date 2023/11/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01
Brucellosis due to Brucella melitensis affects domestic and wild ruminants, as well as other mammals, including humans. Despite France being officially free of bovine brucellosis since 2005, two human cases of Brucella melitensis infection in the French Alps in 2012 led to the discovery of one infected cattle herd and of one infected population of wild Alpine ibex (Capra ibex). In this review, we present the results of 10 years of research on the epidemiology of brucellosis in this population of Alpine ibex. We also discuss the insights brought by research and expert assessments on the efficacy of disease management strategies used to mitigate brucellosis in the French Alps.