Reemergence of Brucella melitensis Infection in Wildlife, France

Brucella melitensis in France: Persistence in Wildlife and Probable Spillover from Alpine Ibex to Domestic Animals

Bovine brucellosis is a major zoonosis, mainly caused by Brucella abortus, more rarely by Brucella melitensis. France has been bovine brucellosis officially-free since 2005 with no cases reported in domestic/wild ruminants since 2003. In 2012, bovine and autochthonous human cases due to B. melitensis biovar 3 (Bmel3) occurred in the French Alps. Epidemiological investigations implemented in wil...

Clostridium tetani Osteitis without Tetanus

Emerging Infectious Diseases • www.cdc.gov/eid • Vol. 20, No. 9, September 2014 1571 Although persistence of B. melitensis in wild ruminants has not been reported, and these animals are considered an epidemiologic dead-end reservoir (3), the unexpected prevalence observed (≈50%) suggests that Alpine ibex could be the source of bovine brucellosis reemergence in the study area in France. Strict s...

First Report of Isolation of Brucella melitensis, Vaccine Strain Rev.1 as a Source of Cattle Infection in Iran

Brucella melitensis Infection in Sheep-dogs in Iran

Comparison of living vaccines in producing immunity against natural brucella melitensis infection in sheep and goats in Iran