International Conference on Brucellosis held in New Delhi

International Conference on Brucellosis held in New Delhi,  International Conference on Brucellosis 2016 and the 69th meeting of the International Society on Brucellosis was inaugurated in New Delhi from November 17 to 19, 2016. The three day conference was organized by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) in collaboration with Indian Council for agriculture Research (ICAR). iii. The

conference is organized as a part of DBT’s network programme on Brucellosis launched in 2012 to address the epidemiology and development of new generation of vaccines and diagnostic kits.

iv. Brucellosis is a deadly disease caused by the genus of bacteria known as Brucella. It infects various species of cows, buffalos, goats, sheep, pigs, dogs and other animals and also humans.

v. The conference provided a technical platform to scientists and experts from all over the world including participants from 26 countries, who exchanged views and ideas to help the endemic countries in designing effective control and eradication strategies against the Disease.

vi. A pilot program ‘Brucella Free Villages’ was also launched.it will be implemented in 50 villages of 10 states.