An up-date on Progress and Challenges in Control of Brucellosis

Brucellosis exists in R. Macedonia since 1980, also reported in all neighboring and almost all European countries with significantly different incidence.
Brucella melitensis biotype 2 was confirmed as etiological agent in R. Macedonia.
From 1980 to 2015, almost 12.000 cases of human brucellosis were reported (highest number of 907 in 1992).
In 2008, national control strategy was completely changed from „test and slaughter” to vaccination of small ruminants (sheep and goats) with Rev 1 vaccine.