Brucellosis in Saudi Arabia: Review of Literature and Epidemiology

Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease, which is endemic in Saudi Arabia. It's an infectious systematic disease that canaffect any organ, with no specific symptom to this disease. The diagnosis of Brucellosis depends mainly on theinvestigations. Treatment of Brucellosis requires an extensive course of antibiotics used for at least 6 weeks to avoidrelapse or recurrence. This disease is caused by Brucellaspp. It's considered to be a major problem in endemiccountries, due to poor hygiene, and unprotected contact with animals. Brucellosis is a challenging disease diagnosesince there are no special symptoms for this disease. The incidence of Brucellosis globally is up to 500,000 peopleinfected annually therefore, it's the most widespread zoonotic disease. There are some rare cases of Brucellosis inthe Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Several laboratory tests are used to confirm the diagnosis, and the most commonlaboratory test used in Saudi Arabia is the SAT. Preventing brucellosis depends on contact isolation from infectedbeings, safety cautions in labs, Pasteurization of milk, and controlling of vectors