39. Saifi, K., Tschanen, C., and Durisch, P. Brucellosis Control Project in the West Bank. Jerusalem: Vétérinaires Sans Frontiéres, 1994: 178 pp.

In this book, the authors describe the origins and development of the Brucellosis Control Project in the West Bank. There is a strong need for such a program as the disease, transmitted to humans by livestock, is having severe economic and health consequences in the OPT. The data presented in this report was accumulated from a variety of secondary sources. Results indicate that the prevalence of Brucellosis in the OPT ranges from 5 to 6%. Risk factors associated with the disease in animals include species, age, and physiological status. The report states that the only way to control the disease is through the development of a comprehensive sanitary program which should include a mass vaccination campaign using Rev. 1 vaccine by conjunctival route to be carried out every two years. The aim of the Brucellosis Control Program is to reduce the disease morbidity among humans and animals in the OPT. Accordingly, six objectives should be followed to achieve this goal: 1) developing a national surveillance system for the disease; 2) increasing public awareness about Brucellosis; 3) training health personnel in preventing, diagnosing and treating the disease; 4) achieving 100% success in diagnosing and treating the disease among humans; 5) reducing the prevalence rate in animals to 1% over the next 8 to 12 years; and 6) achieving 70 to 80% vaccination coverage. Several annexes are included in the report which provide valuable field data on the indicators among animals that are related to Brucellosis. Also included are the KAP questionnaires distributed to farmers, the surveillance system forms, the introductory remarks from a workshop on the implementation of a regional control program in the Middle East, and seven technical reports presented at a Brucellosis conference at Birzeit University.