PREVALÊNCIA DE BRUCELOSE BOVINA EM MINAS GERAIS COMPARADA AS OUTRAS REGIÕES BRASILEIRAS, IMPACTOS SOCIOECONÔMICOS E SAÚDE PÚBLICA

Abstract

Brucellosis is one of the pathologies of great importance for the cattle herd, considered one of the mandatory notification diseases for confirmed cases by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) and one of the main pathologies that are notified in Brazil. Bovine brucellosis is considered endemic in some regions and the consequences of this pathology have a negative impact on farm profits and the country's economy due to the reduction in milk and meat production, abortions, repeated heat, infertility and stillbirths and one of the characteristics that makes The reason why this disease is so important is its zoonotic nature, which leaves the country very vulnerable to sanitary barriers to the international marketing of dairy and meat products and poses risks to public health. The prevalence of bovine brucellosis in the state of Minas Gerais is 0.82 and the objective of this work is to compare the prevalence of bovine brucellosis in this state with other Brazilian states in the year 2022, reporting the main factors that may influence these results and also the impacts of this pathology on the country's economy and public health.