Brucellosis -- Uganda
Consumer preferences and poor dairy processing techniques have made East Africa a hotbed for brucellosis, a fever disease spread by contaminated milk, a study warns.
The disease, which is caused by Brucella bacteria shed in livestock's urine, milk and other bodily fluids, is spreading across East Africa, says an article in the latest issue of the African Crop Science Journal.
Some communities in East Africa prefer raw milk to processed dairy products, the researchers point out. The
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