title: Identification of Source of Brucella suis Infection in Human by Using Whole-Genome Sequencing, United States and Tonga.
abstract: 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 infected in Tonga, averting a field investigation.
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Quance
authors.forename: Suelee
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Robbe-Austerman
authors.forename: Tod
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Stuber
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Brignole
authors.forename: Emilio E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: DeBess
authors.forename: Laurel
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Boyd
authors.forename: Brad
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: LeaMaster
authors.forename: Rebekah
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tiller
authors.forename: Jenny
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Draper
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Humphrey
authors.forename: Matthew M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Erdman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D041021:Brucella suis / Q000235:genetics*; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000662:veterinary; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009922:Oregon; D013552:Swine / Q000382:microbiology; D014058:Tonga
keywords: Brucella suis; One Health; Oregon; Polynesia; Tonga; United States; boar; brucellosis; genomic epidemiology; whole-genome sequencing; zoonoses