Brucellosis in dairy herds: A public health concern in the milk supply chains of West and Central Africa.

"Conflict of interest The authors report no conflict of interests."

"Research funding was provided by Zoonoses and Emerging Livestock Systems (ZELS), a joint research initiative between; Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL), Department for International Development (DFID), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Medical Research Council (MRC) and Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). This project represents one of 11 programmes funded in total, and was funded under the title, ‘Establishment of a multi-sectoral strategy for the control of brucellosis in the main peri-urban dairy production zones of West and Central Africa. Authors acknowledge all farmers who participated in this study, field technicians and laboratory technicians for their help and support. We thank Dr Yu-Mei Chang for providing statistical advice."