An epidemiological study of brucellosis in rural area of North Karnataka

serious public health issue in many developing nations, and in high endemic regions such as Africa, the Mediterranean, the Middle East, parts of Asia, and Latin America. It remains a grave concern to human health in India, in particular, to the rural population who are principally engaged in agriculture, including animal husbandry, thus are in close contact with domestic animals. Alarming increase in the transmission of brucellosis in rural areas owing to the high requirement for dairy products, together with modified and exaggerated farming practices and lack of awareness among the rural population, raises concern. pidemiological evidence reveals that, in India, brucellosis is recorded in almost all states but the scenario differs between states and is present in different species of mammalian farm animals including cattle, goats, buffalo, Background: Brucellosis is a significant important reemerging endemic zoonotic transmissible disease in India but often neglected. It still poses a noteworthy threat to human health in India, in particular, to the rural population who are principally engaged in agriculture, including animal husbandry, thus are in close contact with domestic animals.