Genomic Tandem Repeat Analysis Proves Laboratory-Acquired Brucellosis in Veterinary (Camel) Diagnostic Laboratory in the United Arab Emirates.

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Genomic Tandem Repeat Analysis Proves Laboratory-Acquired Brucellosis in Veterinary (Camel) Diagnostic Laboratory in the United Arab Emirates. / Schulze Zur Wiesch, Julian; Wichmann, Dominic; Sobottka, Ingo; Rohde, Holger; Schmoock, G; Wernery, R; Schmiedel, Stefan; Burchard, Gerd-Dieter; Melzer, F.

In: ZOONOSES PUBLIC HLTH, Vol. 57, No. 5, 5, 2010, p. 315-317.

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@article{584f2805635a41acb41d84c72ca39a24,
title = "Genomic Tandem Repeat Analysis Proves Laboratory-Acquired Brucellosis in Veterinary (Camel) Diagnostic Laboratory in the United Arab Emirates.",
abstract = "Summary We report a case of a 64-year-old veterinarian working in a state camel veterinary laboratory who was diagnosed with and treated for acute brucellosis with complicating epididymo-orchitis. Genomic tandem repeat analysis (MLVA-16) revealed identical Brucella strains in patient cultures and from different dromedary milk samples positive for Brucella melitensis, thereby confirming the diagnosis of a laboratory acquired infection. The case illustrates the high (airborne) infectivity of brucellosis in laboratory settings and the need to implement vigorous bio-safety measures in veterinary laboratories handling camel specimen diagnostic veterinary laboratory.",
author = "{Schulze Zur Wiesch}, Julian and Dominic Wichmann and Ingo Sobottka and Holger Rohde and G Schmoock and R Wernery and Stefan Schmiedel and Gerd-Dieter Burchard and F Melzer",
year = "2010",
language = "Deutsch",
volume = "57",
pages = "315--317",
journal = "ZOONOSES PUBLIC HLTH",
issn = "1863-1959",
publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell",
number = "5",

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TY - JOUR

T1 - Genomic Tandem Repeat Analysis Proves Laboratory-Acquired Brucellosis in Veterinary (Camel) Diagnostic Laboratory in the United Arab Emirates.

AU - Schulze Zur Wiesch, Julian

AU - Wichmann, Dominic

AU - Sobottka, Ingo

AU - Rohde, Holger

AU - Schmoock, G

AU - Wernery, R

AU - Schmiedel, Stefan

AU - Burchard, Gerd-Dieter

AU - Melzer, F

PY - 2010

Y1 - 2010

N2 - Summary We report a case of a 64-year-old veterinarian working in a state camel veterinary laboratory who was diagnosed with and treated for acute brucellosis with complicating epididymo-orchitis. Genomic tandem repeat analysis (MLVA-16) revealed identical Brucella strains in patient cultures and from different dromedary milk samples positive for Brucella melitensis, thereby confirming the diagnosis of a laboratory acquired infection. The case illustrates the high (airborne) infectivity of brucellosis in laboratory settings and the need to implement vigorous bio-safety measures in veterinary laboratories handling camel specimen diagnostic veterinary laboratory.

AB - Summary We report a case of a 64-year-old veterinarian working in a state camel veterinary laboratory who was diagnosed with and treated for acute brucellosis with complicating epididymo-orchitis. Genomic tandem repeat analysis (MLVA-16) revealed identical Brucella strains in patient cultures and from different dromedary milk samples positive for Brucella melitensis, thereby confirming the diagnosis of a laboratory acquired infection. The case illustrates the high (airborne) infectivity of brucellosis in laboratory settings and the need to implement vigorous bio-safety measures in veterinary laboratories handling camel specimen diagnostic veterinary laboratory.

M3 - SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz

VL - 57

SP - 315

EP - 317

JO - ZOONOSES PUBLIC HLTH

JF - ZOONOSES PUBLIC HLTH

SN - 1863-1959

IS - 5

M1 - 5

ER -