Epidemiological characteristics of brucellosis in sheep and goats in Bulgaria: 2005-2008.

Aim: To analyse and present the epidemiological and epizootological situation of brucellosis in humans, sheep and goats caused by Brucella melitensis.

Methods: The veterinary health services analyzsd epidemiological reports, as well as other official documents, in relation to the epidemiology and the measures undertaken for control of brucellosis in Bulgaria, 2005-08.

Results: In Bulgaria animal infections caused by Brucella melitensis have been eradicated since 1941.