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1. Role of public health in management of Brucellosis By Mohammed Al-Hamadani

2. What is Brucellosis ? Why is Brucellosis common ? What can Public Health do ?

3. Brucellosis (Malta Fever 1897) is a disease of animals.

4. Brucellosis: symptoms High fever (40 C) or (104 F). Headache, sweating, dizziness, enlargement of spleen for a (1 month-10 months). Serious fatal complications (Neurological, Cardiac)

5. Patent with Brucellosis: High fever, headache with sweating are main symptoms … But, diagnosis and treatment are available.

6. Distribution of Brucellosis in 2008 Countries where brucellosis have been reported Countries where brucellosis has been transmitted to human

7. Routes of Transmission

8. How Brucellosis is transmitted to human being ? Routes of Transmission Unpasteurized milk and its products like (Cheese, Ice Creams, Yogurt) (Gushwaa is ex.)

9. Others ways of transmission 1.Handling the infected animal’s tissues (butchers). 2.Laboratory technicians.

10. Public Health Role:1. Medical approach Vaccination. Two types of vaccines. (a Serial laboratory investigation Antiseptics

11. 2. Non-Medical approach Education campaign (social marketing) Basic Measures Governmental Aid.

12. Public Health & Veterinary cooperation: Improving health sanitation of slaughterhouses, milking by using different methods of antiseptic substances and protective clothes for handling the infected animals products.

13. To wrap up: Treatable disease like Brucellosis are still a major issue. Public health role in prevention is highly valuable.

14. Hope for world without Brucellosis:

15. Thanks for your attention and listening