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Brucella: Dr. Nan Nwe Win

Brucella is a zoonotic bacterial infection spread between animals and humans through the ingestion of infected milk, inhalation of droplets, or contact with infected tissues. It is an obligate intracellular parasite located within animals and humans that causes brucellosis. There are several species of Brucella that preferentially infect different hosts such as cattle, goats, swine, and dogs. Laboratory diagnosis of Brucella infection is typically done through blood culture.

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Brucella: Dr. Nan Nwe Win

Brucella is a zoonotic bacterial infection spread between animals and humans through the ingestion of infected milk, inhalation of droplets, or contact with infected tissues. It is an obligate intracellular parasite located within animals and humans that causes brucellosis. There are several species of Brucella that preferentially infect different hosts such as cattle, goats, swine, and dogs. Laboratory diagnosis of Brucella infection is typically done through blood culture.

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Brucella

Dr. Nan Nwe Win


Causal agent Host “Zoonotic infection”
• Brucella abortus cattle
• Brucella melitensis goat
• Brucella suis swine
• Brucella canis dog

• Obligate parasites of animals & humans


• Located intracellularly
• Cause brucellosis
Morphology - Small gram (-) coccobacilli

MOT
• Ingestion of infected milk (raw milk)
• Inhalation of droplets & infectious dust
• Contact with infected tissues of animals

Laboratory diagnosis
• Blood culture

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