Identification of Source of Brucella suis Infection in Human by Whole-Genome Sequencing, United States and Tonga

Identification of Source of Brucella suis Infection in Human by Whole-Genome Sequencing, United States and Tonga

Brucella suis infection was diagnosed in a man from Tonga, Polynesia, who had butchered swine in Oregon, USA. Although the US commercial swine herd is designated brucellosis-free, exposure history suggested infection from commercial pigs. We used whole-genome sequencing to determine that the man was...

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Main Authors: Christine Quance, Suelee Robbe-Austerman, Tod Stuber, Tom Brignole, Emilio E. DeBess, Laurel Boyd, Brad LeaMaster, Rebekah Tiller, Jenny Draper, Sharon Humphrey, Matthew M. Erdman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Brucella suis
brucellosis
whole-genome sequencing
genomic epidemiology
zoonoses
boar
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/1/15-0843_article

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