Brucellosis in an inuit child, probably related to caribou meat consumption.
A 9-year-old Inuit boy with brucellosis is presented. The most likely source of his infection was contaminated caribou meat. Brucella suis is enzootic in Canadian caribou herds and this case indicates that natives of the Arctic are a risk group for acquiring brucellosis through the ingestion of raw caribou meat.
Chan
J
J
Department of Pediatrics, Royal Alexandra Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
Baxter
C
C
Wenman
W M
WM
D000818:Animals; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D002170:Canada; D002648:Child; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005506:Food Contamination; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008460:Meat / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012053:Reindeer; D013752:Tetracycline / Q000008:administration & dosage
D005839:Gentamicins; D013752:Tetracycline