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Using molecular tools to identify the geographical origin of a case of human brucellosis.
Muchowski, J K; Koylass, M S; Dainty, A C; Stack, J A; Perrett, L; Whatmore, A M; Perrier, C; Chircop, S; Demicoli, N; Gatt, A B; Caruana, P A; Gopaul, K K.
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  • Muchowski JK; Bacterial Characterisation Workgroup,Department of Bacteriology,APHA Weybridge,Addlestone,Surrey,UK.
  • Koylass MS; Bacterial Characterisation Workgroup,Department of Bacteriology,APHA Weybridge,Addlestone,Surrey,UK.
  • Dainty AC; Bacterial Characterisation Workgroup,Department of Bacteriology,APHA Weybridge,Addlestone,Surrey,UK.
  • Stack JA; Bacterial Characterisation Workgroup,Department of Bacteriology,APHA Weybridge,Addlestone,Surrey,UK.
  • Perrett L; Bacterial Characterisation Workgroup,Department of Bacteriology,APHA Weybridge,Addlestone,Surrey,UK.
  • Whatmore AM; Bacterial Characterisation Workgroup,Department of Bacteriology,APHA Weybridge,Addlestone,Surrey,UK.
  • Perrier C; Bacterial Characterisation Workgroup,Department of Bacteriology,APHA Weybridge,Addlestone,Surrey,UK.
  • Chircop S; Veterinary Regulation Directorate,Marsa,Malta.
  • Demicoli N; Veterinary Regulation Directorate,Marsa,Malta.
  • Gatt AB; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Directorate,Msida,Malta.
  • Caruana PA; Mater Dei Hospital,Msida,Malta.
  • Gopaul KK; Bacterial Characterisation Workgroup,Department of Bacteriology,APHA Weybridge,Addlestone,Surrey,UK.
Epidemiol Infect ; 143(14): 3110-3, 2015 Oct.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25697304
Although Malta is historically linked with the zoonosis brucellosis, there had not been a case of the disease in either the human or livestock population for several years. However, in July 2013 a case of human brucellosis was identified on the island. To determine whether this recent case originated in Malta, four isolates from this case were subjected to molecular analysis. Molecular profiles generated using multilocus sequence analysis and multilocus variable number tandem repeat for the recent human case isolates and 11 Brucella melitensis strains of known Maltese origin were compared with others held on in-house and global databases. While the 11 isolates of Maltese origin formed a distinct cluster, the recent human isolation was not associated with these strains but instead clustered with isolates originating from the Horn of Africa. These data was congruent with epidemiological trace-back showed that the individual had travelled to Malta from Eritrea. This work highlights the potential of using molecular typing data to aid in epidemiological trace-back of Brucella isolations and assist in monitoring of the effectiveness of brucellosis control schemes.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Viaje / Brucelosis / Brucella melitensis / Repeticiones de Minisatélite / Tipificación de Secuencias Multilocus Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies Límite: Humans País/Región como asunto: Africa / Europa Idioma: En Revista: Epidemiol Infect Asunto de la revista: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS / EPIDEMIOLOGIA Año: 2015 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Viaje / Brucelosis / Brucella melitensis / Repeticiones de Minisatélite / Tipificación de Secuencias Multilocus Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies Límite: Humans País/Región como asunto: Africa / Europa Idioma: En Revista: Epidemiol Infect Asunto de la revista: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS / EPIDEMIOLOGIA Año: 2015 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Reino Unido