Increasing Threat of Brucellosis to Low-Risk Persons in Urban Settings, China

Cases of brucellosis were diagnosed in 3-month-old twins and their mother. An epidemiologic survey suggested that raw sheep or goat meat might be the source of Brucella melitensis infection. This finding implies that the increasing threat of brucellosis might affect low-risk persons in urban setting...

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Autores principales: Chen, Shouyi, Zhang, Hao, Liu, Xiaoning, Wang, Wenjing, Hou, Shuiping, Li, Tingting, Zhao, Shuoxian, Yang, Zhicong, Li, Chengyao
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3884711/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24377827
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2001.130324
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Sumario:Cases of brucellosis were diagnosed in 3-month-old twins and their mother. An epidemiologic survey suggested that raw sheep or goat meat might be the source of Brucella melitensis infection. This finding implies that the increasing threat of brucellosis might affect low-risk persons in urban settings in China.

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