Part of: GS Prelims and GS-II – Health; Policies & GS-III – Achievements of Indians in Science and technology
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Brucella abortus S19Δ per vaccine is developed recently by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research’s -Indian Veterinary Research Institute (ICAR-IVRI) for brucellosis prevention in the dairy sector.
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Brucellosis
It is a bacterial zoonotic disease caused by various Brucella species.
It mainly infect cattle, swine, goats, sheep and dogs.
It is also known as Malta fever or Mediterranean fever.
It is endemic in India causing huge economic losses to dairy industry due to: (1) Infertility; (2) Abortion; (3) Birth of weak off springs; (4) Reduced productivity
