Title: Bye, Bye Brucellosis: A comprehensive approach to prevent, detect and control brucellosis in Armenia
Funding Institution: Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) of the United States Department of Defense (DoD)
Description: Texas A&M University will work with the Republican Veterinary-Sanitary and Phytosanitary Center 
of Laboratory Services, Reference Laboratory for Especially Dangerous Pathogens (RLEDP) to conduct brucellosis research in Armenia and cultivate local capacity to better prevent, detect, and respond to brucellosis.
The project team will work in all 11 regions (Yerevan and 10 Marzes/regions) to:
- Evaluate brucellosis prevalence in major livestock (cattle, swine, sheep and goats) and canines
- Determine the presence of Brucella spp. in dairy products in order to establish and quantify the local risk to humans
- Improve local livestock diagnostic capacity using molecular and serological based approaches
- Develop and provide appropriate education, extension, and training in the prevention, detection, reporting, and response to brucellosis for veterinary health and public health personnel
- Publish and disseminate research findings including the development of a communication campaign to better inform policymakers, veterinary, public health professionals and the local community about the disease situation
This comprehensive study
will be done with appropriate target species and sample types, sample sizes, and diagnostic methods to determine the prevalence of specific strains of Brucella that will further the region’s vision of establishing adequate strategies to better diagnose and manage disease spread.
