Acknowledgements:
The authors would like to thank Dr Rebekah Thompson , Royal
Holloway, University of London, for reviewing the English language and
proof reading of the manuscript.
This study was partially funded by a research project ‘Epidemiological
and Socio-economic Studies on Abortion and Reproductive Failure
Associated with Brucellosis in Ruminants and Assessing Risks at the
Human-animal Interface in the Nile Delta Region ‘funded by Kafrelsheikh
University, Egypt, grant number KFSU–3–13–04. The authors would like
to thank all experts from the General Organization of Veterinary
Services (GOVS) and the Department of Brucellosis Research, Animal
Health Research Institute (AHRI) who provided useful information along
the development of this study.