International Food Policy Research Institute, 2033 K St NW, Washington, DC, 20006, United States; International Livestock Research Institute, P.O. Box 30709, Nairobi, 00100, Kenya; Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, University of Basel, P.O. Box 4002, Basel, Switzerland
McDermott, J., International Food Policy Research Institute, 2033 K St NW, Washington, DC, 20006, United States; Grace, D., International Livestock Research Institute, P.O. Box 30709, Nairobi, 00100, Kenya; Zinsstag, J., Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, University of Basel, P.O. Box 4002, Basel, Switzerland
Most data and evidence on the economic burden of brucellosis and the benefits of its control are from high-income and middle-income countries. However, the burden of brucellosis is greatest in low-income countries. This paper focuses on estimating the economic burdens of brucellosis in low-income countries in tropical Asia and Africa. The prospects for national, technically feasible, and economically viable, national brucellosis control programmes in most low-income countries are limited. However, some targeted control programmes will be beneficial and can probably be feasibly managed and provide good economic returns. More ambitious control will require a more general strengthening of Veterinary Services and livestock-sector capacity, using risk-management-based approaches.
DFID, Department for International Development; ESRC, Economic and Social Research Council; NERC, Natural Environment Research Council