Bosnia-Hercegovina: Sanitary/Phytosanitary/Food Safety. Increasing Outbreaks of Brucellosis in Animals and in Humans, 2008. GAIN Report No. BK8013

摘要

Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) reported 970 human cases of brucellosis and euthanized approximately 32,000 animals (mostly sheep) since January 2008. In the last several years, outbreaks of disease in animals and in humans have caused growing concerns. The 'test and slaughter' policy that has been applied by the veterinary authorities for brucellosis control appears to be unsatisfactory. Veterinarians propose to use the World Bank expertise to create more efficiant strategy for the disease control. Brucellosis control is hampered by BiH complex veterinary service and poor cooperation between veterinary health and human health sectors, among other weaknesses.