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Global prioritization of endemic zoonotic diseases for conducting surveillance in domestic animals to protect public health (2023)
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Qiu, Y., Guitian, J., Webster, J., Musallam, I., Haider, N., Drewe, J., & Song, J. (2023). Global prioritization of endemic zoonotic diseases for conducting surveillance in domestic animals to protect public health. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 378(1887), https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2022.0407

Zoonotic diseases (zoonoses) originating from domestic animals pose a significant risk to people's health and livelihoods, in addition to jeopardizing animal health and production. Effective surveillance of endemic zoonoses at the animal level is cru... Read More about Global prioritization of endemic zoonotic diseases for conducting surveillance in domestic animals to protect public health.

Epidemiology of bovine brucellosis in Hisar, India: identification of risk factors and assessment of knowledge, attitudes, and practices among livestock owners (2021)
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Saidu, A. S., Mahajan, N. K., Musallam, I. I., Holt, H. R., & Guitian, J. (2021). Epidemiology of bovine brucellosis in Hisar, India: identification of risk factors and assessment of knowledge, attitudes, and practices among livestock owners. Tropical Animal Health and Production, 53(5), https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-021-02884-z

Brucellosis in dairy herds: Farm characteristics and practices in relation to likely adoption of three potential private-public partnership (PPP) vaccination control strategies in West and Central Africa (2021)
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Craighead, L., Prakashbabu, B., Musallam, I., Ndour, A., Ayih-Akakpo, A., Dzousse, M., …Hasler, B. (2021). Brucellosis in dairy herds: Farm characteristics and practices in relation to likely adoption of three potential private-public partnership (PPP) vaccination control strategies in West and Central Africa. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.14114

Brucellosis is regarded as one of the highest burden zoonotic diseases to persist in many regions globally. While sustained vaccination against B. abortus in an endemic setting can markedly reduce the prevalence of large ruminant and human brucellosi... Read More about Brucellosis in dairy herds: Farm characteristics and practices in relation to likely adoption of three potential private-public partnership (PPP) vaccination control strategies in West and Central Africa.

“Everything in this world has been given to us from cows”, a qualitative study on farmers’ perceptions of keeping dairy cattle in Senegal and implications for disease control and healthcare delivery (2021)
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Craighead, L., Cardwell, J. M., Prakashbabu, B. C., Ba, E., Musallam, I., Alambédji, R. B., …Häsler, B. (in press). “Everything in this world has been given to us from cows”, a qualitative study on farmers’ perceptions of keeping dairy cattle in Senegal and implications for disease control and healthcare delivery. PLoS ONE, 16(2), e0247644. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247644

The dairy industry in Senegal is growing and evolving against a backdrop of rapid urbanisa-tion and increasing consumer demand for dairy products. Consideration of appropriate cattle healthcare delivery and disease control in these evolving farming s... Read More about “Everything in this world has been given to us from cows”, a qualitative study on farmers’ perceptions of keeping dairy cattle in Senegal and implications for disease control and healthcare delivery.

Control of Brucella melitensis in endemic settings: a simulation study in the Nile Delta, Egypt (2020)
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Mohammed Hegazy, Y., Schley, D., Ridler, A., Beauvais, W., Musallam, I., & Guitian, J. (2020). Control of Brucella melitensis in endemic settings: a simulation study in the Nile Delta, Egypt. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.13897

Small ruminant brucellosis remains endemic in many low and middle‐income countries (LMICs), where it poses a major economic and public health burden. Lack of resources to support long‐term vaccination, inherent characteristics of small ruminant produ... Read More about Control of Brucella melitensis in endemic settings: a simulation study in the Nile Delta, Egypt.

Brucellosis in West and Central Africa: A review of the current situation in a changing landscape of dairy cattle systems (2018)
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Craighead, L., Meyer, A., Chengat, B., Musallam, I., Akakpo, J., Kone, P., …Haesler, B. (2018). Brucellosis in West and Central Africa: A review of the current situation in a changing landscape of dairy cattle systems. Acta Tropica, 179, 96-108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2017.12.026

Brucellosis is a neglected endemic zoonosis in West and Central Africa. In this narrative review, evidence of livestock and human infection is presented along with details of past and current control strategies in 14 selected countries. Data from ava... Read More about Brucellosis in West and Central Africa: A review of the current situation in a changing landscape of dairy cattle systems.

Vaccination control programs for multiple livestock host species: an age-stratified, seasonal transmission model for brucellosis control in endemic settings (2016)
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Beauvais, W., Musallam, I. I., & Guitian, J. (2016). Vaccination control programs for multiple livestock host species: an age-stratified, seasonal transmission model for brucellosis control in endemic settings. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-016-1327-6

Brucella melitensis causes production losses in ruminants and febrile disease in humans in Africa, Central Asia, the Middle East and elsewhere. Although traditionally understood to affect primarily sheep and goats, it is also the predominant Brucella... Read More about Vaccination control programs for multiple livestock host species: an age-stratified, seasonal transmission model for brucellosis control in endemic settings.

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Associated with Brucellosis in Livestock Owners in Jordan (2015)
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Musallam, I. I., Abo-Shehada, M. N., & Guitian, J. (2015). Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Associated with Brucellosis in Livestock Owners in Jordan. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 93(6), 1148-1155. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.15-0294

We evaluated livestock owners' knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding brucellosis in Jordan. A questionnaire was administered and biological samples were examined to verify the serological status of animals. Seroprevalence estimates indicated... Read More about Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Associated with Brucellosis in Livestock Owners in Jordan.

Brucellosis in dairy herds: a public health concern in the milk supply chains of West and Central Africa
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Musallam, I. I., Ndour, A. P., Yempabou, D., Crystella Ngong, C., Fotsac Dzousse, M., Mouiche-Mouliom, M., …Guitian, J. (in press). Brucellosis in dairy herds: a public health concern in the milk supply chains of West and Central Africa. Acta Tropica, 197, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2019.105042

Ten herd-level cross-sectional studies were conducted in peri-urban dairy production areas of seven West and Central African countries (Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo). The objectives were to estimate herd level Brucel... Read More about Brucellosis in dairy herds: a public health concern in the milk supply chains of West and Central Africa.