Article
Brucella melitensis in France: persistence in wildlife and probable spillover from Alpine ibex to domestic animals.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Mick Virginie, Le Carrou Gilles, Corde Yannick, Game Yvette, Jay Maryne, Garin-Bastuji Bruno
Abstract excerpt
Bovine brucellosis is a major zoonosis, mainly caused by Brucella abortus, more rarely by Brucella melitensis. France has been bovine brucellosis officially-free since 2005 with no cases reported in domestic/wild ruminants since 2003. In 2012, bovine and autochthonous human cases due to B. melitensis biovar 3 (Bmel3) occurred in the French Alps. Epidemiological investigations implemented in wild and domestic...
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