Brucellosis is one of the most widespread zoonosis in the world. Only 17 countries informed WHO that their territory is free from brucellosis. About 500 thousand cases of brucellosis in humans are registered in the world each year. The problem of brucellosis has remained actual to agriculture and health care for many years. Almost all agricultural animals are highly susceptible to brucellosis. Socio-economic significance of brucellosis problem is determined by peculiarities of the course of the disease and the main contingent that can be infected, namely the working population that is connected with both professional factors and social reasons. Brucellosis is a chronic infectious disease. The disease in animals has the following signs: abortions and retention of secundines, orchitis, unviable litter and sterility. Brucellosis is included to the list of quarantine diseases due to its social threat.
Objective
Analysis of brucellosis monitoring in agricultural animals in Ukraine to control epizootic situation and prevent possible brucellosis in humans.