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A family cluster of Brucella abortus infections possibly due to contact with a sika deer in Northeast China.
Future microbiology - 1 Apr 2025
Li Kun, Cheng Dawei, Xing Zhifeng, Fan Yu, Xu Qingqing, Chen Xueying, Li Meinan, Zhao Hongyan, Piao Dongri, Jiang Hai
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Brucellosis is one of the most common zoonotic diseases worldwide. Although deer are reportedly infected by Brucella spp., deer-associated brucellosis cases have been rare. In this study, two patients in Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, were diagnosed with brucellosis. They have contacted a sick sika deer before onset which was bought from another province, but have no contact with other infection sources....
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