Open AccessRaw milk intake: beware of emerging brucellosis
Author(s) -
Maroun M. Sfeir
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of medical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.91
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1473-5644
pISSN - 0022-2615
DOI - 10.1099/jmm.0.000722
Subject(s) - brucellosis , zoonosis , raw milk , brucella , outbreak , brucellaceae , brucella abortus , brucella melitensis , environmental health , medicine , virology , biology , food science
Brucellosis is a challenging zoonosis to diagnose and treat. The recent outbreaks of Brucella abortus RB51 in several states in the United States, including New Jersey and Texas, due to raw milk consumption has raised the concern of drug-resistan Brucella spp. This commentary highlights the importance of being on the lookout for this emerging infection.
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