Brucella neotomae Infection in Humans, Costa Rica

Brucella neotomae Infection in Humans, Costa Rica

Several species of Brucella are known to be zoonotic, but B. neotomae infection has been thought to be limited to wood rats. In 2008 and 2011, however, B. neotomae was isolated from cerebrospinal fluid of 2 men with neurobrucellosis. The nonzoonotic status of B. neotomae should be reassessed.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Marcela Suárez-Esquivel, Nazareth Ruiz-Villalobos, César Jiménez-Rojas, Elías Barquero-Calvo, Carlos Chacón-Díaz, Eunice Víquez-Ruiz, Norman Rojas-Campos, Kate S. Baker, Gerardo Oviedo-Sánchez, Ernesto Amuy, Esteban Chaves-Olarte, Nicholas R. Thomson, Edgardo Moreno, Caterina Guzmán-Verri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Brucella
Brucella neotomae
zoonoses
neurobrucellosis
bacteria
Costa Rica
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/6/16-2018_article
Description
Summary:Several species of Brucella are known to be zoonotic, but B. neotomae infection has been thought to be limited to wood rats. In 2008 and 2011, however, B. neotomae was isolated from cerebrospinal fluid of 2 men with neurobrucellosis. The nonzoonotic status of B. neotomae should be reassessed.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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