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.