Human brucellosis: Widespread information deficiency hinders an understanding of global disease frequency.

ABSTRACT:

Background

For decades, human brucellosis has been recognized worldwide as a significant cause of morbidity, yet the annual incidence of this disease remains unknown. We analyzed this frequency, using international reports (2005-2019), identifying information gaps, and distinguishing a possible path forward.

Methodology/principal findings

A novel approach to estimating the incidence of this disease was explored. We utilized annual health data extracted from the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE)-World Animal Health Information System (WAHIS) database, assessing the dataset completeness and representativeness of the data for the world population. Additionally, we assessed the reported country level human brucellosis case counts and the factors that influenced the obse

SUBMITTER: Laine CG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9113565 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature