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PRO/AH/EDR> Brucellosis – USA: (TX) unpasteurized milk, B. abortus vaccine strain, 2017, CDC

Brucellosis -- United StatesIn July 2017, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Region 2/3 office reported a human case of brucellosis associated with the consumption of raw (unpasteurized) cow's milk purchased from a dairy in Paradise, Texas. CDC's Bacterial Special Pathogens Branch (BSPB) confirmed the isolate as _Brucella abortus_ vaccine strain RB51 (RB51).Brucellosis is a zoonotic bacterial disease that affects humans and many animal species. In humans, the disease is characterized Read more [...]