Brucellosis Outbreak Traced to Commercially Sold Camel Milk through Whole-Genome Sequencing, Israel

Brucellosis Outbreak Traced to Commercially Sold Camel Milk through Whole-Genome Sequencing, Israel

Brucellosis, a neglected zoonotic disease acquired from contaminated food products, remains a public health concern worldwide. We describe an outbreak in which commercially sold camel milk containing Brucella melitensis was distributed across Israel. Whole-genome sequencing linked patients infected...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Svetlana Bardenstein, Rachel E. Gibbs, Yael Yagel, Yair Motro, Jacob Moran-Gilad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
brucellosis
camel
milk
genomics
zoonoses
domestic
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/6/20-4902_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/6/20-4902_article

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