Distribution of zoonotic diseases in Albania
2011
Lika, A., Food Safety and Veterinary Institute, Tirana (Albania). Animal Health Department
The animal healthy service policy in Albania represents an integral component of overall governmental, social and economic policy in the field of agricultural and rural development, public health, food processing and import/export of animal products. In order to obtain the necessary political, economical and public support, animal health service attempt to contribute effectively to the overall development of the country aiming at improving standards of living of its inhabitants. One of this approaches is through a practical way of reducing food loses due to animal morbidity and mortality, increasing productivity in animal population, protecting human health against zoonotic diseases and ensuring human treatment of animals. An animal health strategy contributes to the creation of conditions necessary for an uninterrupted animal disease surveillance and control the country. The main problem of animal health in Albania is brucellosis in ruminants, caused by B. melitensis. This infection currently affects the entire territory of the country, reaching a prevalence of 10 percent in several districts. H5N1 Avian Influenza in Albania was confirmed on 7 and 21 March 2006 in backyard flock in the village of Cuke and Peze-Helmes, respectively. In both villages we had backyards outbreaks and no case in humans. Rabies in Albania has been a concerning disease from 1928 until 1976. The disease had reoccurred in Albania in March 2001 in the Morine village in Kukes district affecting a domestic dog and three persons were bitten. Aftermath, ulterior cases have been reported in northern Albania.
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