Disease information and activities
Brucellosis
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Organised jointly with the Institute of Veterinary Drug Control (IVDC), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People’s Republic of China
Brucellosis is a neglected zoonotic disease of economic importance that is endemic in most of the lower and middle-income countries in the world including the Asia Pacific (AP) region. Important species affecting food animals include Brucella abortus in cattle, B. melitensis in small ruminants, and B. suis in pigs. Besides being an occupational hazard for people working with animals such as livestock farmers, veterinarians, abattoir workers, laboratory workers through direct contact, the disease can be transmitted indirectly to humans via consumption of non-pasteurised milk, and milk products. Brucellosis can result in economic losses in terms of reduced production due to infertility, abortions, decreased milk production, and costs for prevention, control, and elimination. Besides domestic animals, the disease has been reported in wild animals such as camels, Asian badgers, Himalayan marmots, and blue sheep, although the role of wildlife in the disease epidemiology is still not clearly understood. A few countries have also reported changes in the dominance of Brucella species such as B. melitensis dominating over B. abortus. At the recently organised WOAH Workshop on zoonotic tuberculosis and brucellosis control in the Asia Pacific region held in Qingdao, China P.R. in September 2024, countries voiced the need to enhance their laboratory diagnostic capacity for diagnosis of brucellosis to enhance surveillance and understand the true burden of animal brucellosis.
Therefore, the World Organisation for Animal Health, Regional Representation for Asia and the Pacific (WOAH RRAP) in collaboration with the Institute of Veterinary Drug Control (IVDC), which is the WOAH Reference Laboratory for Brucellosis at Beijing in China P.R., will organise the” WOAH regional training workshop on brucellosis diagnosis” to be held in Beijing, China P.R. on 5-8 August 2025. This hands-on laboratory training will provide the latest knowledge and skills in the use of diagnostic tests recommended by WOAH for the routine diagnosis and surveillance of animal brucellosis. A one-day International Academic Conference on Brucellosis, to be held on 5 August, will precede the hands-on training.
The training workshop will be held with the following objectives:
This training aimed to empower participants with the knowledge, skills, and networks necessary to advance brucellosis diagnosis, surveillance, and control efforts across the Asia Pacific Region.
Trainees
A total of 14 laboratory technicians/veterinarians working on animal brucellosis diagnosis at the national/sub-national laboratories from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, and Mongolia participated in the training course.
Language
The conference was conducted in English and Chinese with simultaneous translation and the training was conducted in English.
Dates: 5-8 August 2025
Venue: The conference was conducted at Beijing Longxi View International Conference Center, and the training was conducted at the China Institute of Veterinary Drug Control (IVDC), Beijing, China P.R.
Agenda for the International Academic Conference on Brucellosis
Agenda for the WOAH Regional Training Workshop on Brucellosis Diagnosis
Presentations from the Conference
This training workshop was funded through the generous support of the People’s Republic of China.
