The incidence of brucellosis in animals and its epidemic projection in the Russian Federation

In the Russian Federation, for the period from 2014 to 2019, the largest number of patients with brucellosis was detected among cattle - 55,591 heads and small cattle - 8,814 heads, which is 80.7 % and 12.8 %, respectively, of the total number of animals that respond positively to brucellosis. Brucellosis of cattle was detected in 28 subjects of the Russian Federation, brucellosis of small cattle-in 8, brucellosis of horses in 9, brucellosis of pigs and deer (marals) in three subjects, respectively. In 2019, 397 cases of the disease were registered in the country.