title: Epidemiological investigation of the first human brucellosis case in Spain due to Brucella suis biovar 1 strain 1330.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  No cases of human brucellosis caused by Brucella suis has been reported in Spain.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study involved interviews with the case and his co-workers, inspection of their workplace, checking infection control measures, and typing the Brucella strain isolated in the blood culture.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Brucella suis biovar 1 strain 1330 was isolated from a patient who worked in a waste treatment plant. Food borne transmission, contact with animals, and risk jobs were ruled out. An accidental inoculation with a contaminated needle from a research laboratory waste container was identified as the most probable mode of transmission.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There should be controls to ensure that waste containers are sealed.
authors.affiliation: Sección de Vigilancia Epidemiológica, Subdirección Provincial de Salud Pública de Zaragoza, Departamento de Sanidad, Gobierno de Aragón, Zaragoza, Spain. Electronic address: ccompesd@salud.aragon.es.
authors.forename: Cecilia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Compés Dea
authors.affiliation: Sección de Vigilancia Epidemiológica, Subdirección Provincial de Salud Pública de Zaragoza, Departamento de Sanidad, Gobierno de Aragón, Zaragoza, Spain.
authors.forename: Joaquín
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guimbao Bescós
authors.affiliation: Sección de Vigilancia Epidemiológica, Subdirección Provincial de Salud Pública de Zaragoza, Departamento de Sanidad, Gobierno de Aragón, Zaragoza, Spain.
authors.forename: Juan Pablo
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Alonso Pérez de Ágreda
authors.affiliation: Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de Aragón, Departamento de Innovación, Investigación y Universidad, Gobierno de Aragón, Zaragoza, Spain.
authors.forename: Pilar María
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Muñoz Álvaro
authors.affiliation: Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de Aragón, Departamento de Innovación, Investigación y Universidad, Gobierno de Aragón, Zaragoza, Spain.
authors.forename: José María
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Blasco Martínez
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Departamento de Sanidad, Gobierno de Aragón, Zaragoza, Spain.
authors.forename: María Cruz
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Villuendas Usón
mesh_terms: D041021:Brucella suis / Q000145:classification; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016021:Epidemiologic Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: Brucella suis; Brucellosis; Brucelosis; Epidemiological monitoring; Gestión de residuos; Humanos; Humans; Lesiones por pinchazos; Needlestick injuries; Vigilancia epidemiológica; Waste management