Non-imported brucellosis outbreak from unpasteurized raw milk in Moroccan immigrants in Spain.
Nine cases of brucellosis were identified in the city of Elche (Comunidad Valenciana, Spain) in two families of Moroccan immigrants. All of the patients had drunk unpasteurized raw milk from goats. Brucella melitensis biovar 3 was identified in clinical specimens. Preventive measures for brucellosis should be implemented among immigrant populations in Spain.
Ramos
J M
JM
Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital General Universitario Elche, Alicante, Spain. jramosrincon@yahoo.es
Bernal
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E
Esguevillas
T
T
Lopez-Garcia
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Gaztambide
M S
MS
Gutierrez
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F
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D017347:Brucella melitensis / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants; D005260:Female; D006041:Goats; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008892:Milk / Q000382:microbiology*; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology