Brucellosis Outbreak Traced to Commercially Sold Camel Milk through Whole-Genome Sequencing, Israel
Svetlana Bardenstein, Rachel E. Gibbs, Yael Yagel, Yair Motro, Jacob Moran‐Gilad
Abstract
the Israeli Ministry of Health noted an increase in brucellosis cases in non-Arab patients in central and northern Israel, raising suspicion of a common source (Figure An epidemiologic investigation noted patients were exposed to the same brand of camel milk. A total of 20 isolates were obtained from 19 patients across Israel (nos. 1-20; Table ). Patients from shared households included 2 pairs of siblings and 1 married couple. We studied 2 isolates (nos. 1, 2) from an infant from whom B. melitensis was isolated from blood and cerebrospinal fl uid. We also included 1 person (isolate no. 12) who consumed camel milk of an unknown brand.
Topics & Concepts
BrucellosisOutbreakWhole genome sequencingVirologyBiologyGenomeBrucella melitensisVeterinary medicineMedicineBrucellaGeneticsGeneBrucella: diagnosis, epidemiology, treatmentAnimal Diversity and Health StudiesEscherichia coli research studies