title: Human to human transmission of Brucella melitensis.
abstract: Human brucellosis is acquired mainly through contact with infected animal tissues, ingestion of unpasteurized dairy products or infected aerosols. Person to person transmission is still considered uncertain. The case of a woman diagnosed with proven brucellosis after her husband suffered a relapse of bacteremia with Brucella melitensis biotype 3, which was originally acquired abroad by eating goat cheese, is described. It was postulated that person to person spread of brucellosis is a likely mode of transmission in this case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, SMBD-Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vigeant
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mendelson
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Miller