Assessment and simulation of the implementation of brucellosis control programme in an endemic area of the Middle East

Abstract
SUMMARY Brucellosis is an important zoonosis in Middle Eastern countries. In this study we assessed the extent of the application of planned official brucellosis control programmes in Kafr El Sheikh governorate, Egypt and we used a stochastic simulation model to assess the probable impact of changes to the official control strategy on the dynamics of small-ruminant brucellosis. Our results show that 8% of the sheep and goat population.