1 Introduction
Brucellosis is a contagious and highly zoonotic disease which is caused
by Brucella species.1 Annually approximately
500,000 cases of brucellosis have been reported in a study and
considered as a serious threat to public
health.2,3 Human gets the infection when
coming in contacts with brucella-infected animals or by using their
by-products such as meat and milk. Besides, the disease is a big
challenge for the economy of a country as
well.4 The main clinical signs in of
brucellosis in cattle are undulant fever, abortion in the last
trimester, and swelling of udder up-to-the naval region and
sterility.5 In human, the disease brucellosis
is also called undulant fever, which is characterized by septicemia,
followed by high fever, abortion, emaciation, and
arthritis.6 Although livestock is one of the
essential assets of low-income people to meet their livelihood
needs,7 however, animal diseases including
zoonoses, are the critical limitations enhanced due to
livestock-production systems.8 Brucellosis is
an expanding infectious and zoonotic disease with increasing human and
animal health impact in Pakistan. The majority of the people in rural
areas depend on livestock for income; however, most of the people have
not knowledge about the serious consequences of brucellosis. The purpose
of this study was to evaluate the attitude and knowledge towards
brucellosis in the people of KPK province, Pakistan.