In order to ensure the reliability of the analyses carried out by our network of laboratories, our reference laboratory for Brucellosis is currently undertaking an inter-laboratory proficiency testing to assess the effectiveness of bovine milk serological methods. All details and provisional agenda can be found on our ANSES platform (LEILA) --> https://leila.anses.fr/ Deadline for registration = 1rst March, 2024 If you need more information, please contact us at eurl....

A specific #dashboard developped by European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to give access to updated and complete #brucellosis data in #Europe, including #prevalence data in different species. To be kept informed of brucellosis #eradication progress on an ongoing basis !  Brucella dashboard | EFSA (europa.eu)

EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), 2023. Story map on Brucella, available online:  https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/8f560383d90b47e8a6f2223384a09c5f

[relayed from ASM website]   In 2020, the reclassification of Ochrobactrum species to the genus Brucella based on recent gene-content analysis studies was proposed. There are several implications of adopting the name of Brucella for these organisms. If laboratories report these organisms simply as Brucella species without including additional report comments or education around the name update, clinicians who are unaware of the alternate name...

[relayed from EUCAST]  EUCAST will during 2023, based on the work of theEMERGE AST Working Group, strive to publish clinical breakpoints and disk diffusion correlates for Brucella melitensis and Bacillus anthracis. Through the joint effort of the group and EUCAST, MIC and zone diameter distributions are now available. ECOFFs are under development and will be available soonest. For more  information:  Tscherne, A.; Mantel, E.; Boskani, T.; Budniak, S.;...

[relayed from abstract] This paper reports 2 cases of brucellosis in male patients who were hospitalized in distinct towns of French Guiana, an overseas territory of France located on the northeastern shore of South America. Both men were citizens of Brazil working as clandestine goldminers in the deep Amazonian rainforest. Characterization of the 2 bacterial isolates revealed that they represent a potential new species of Brucella: Brucella amazionensis. For more information:...

On behalf of the International Brucellosis Society, the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Abruzzo e del Molise (IZS-Teramo) organized the “Brucellosis 2022 International Conference,” including the 74th Annual Brucellosis Research Conference, which will be held in Giulianova, Teramo, Italy from September 16th to 19th, 2022. The IZS-Teramo is the WOAH Reference Laboratory for Brucellosis and National Reference Centre for Brucellosis. Proceedings and a set of short...

The EURL team prepared a set of videos describing the different phenotypical tests applied in bacteriology. These short videos present essential steps and tests, from treatment of samples to Brucella identification. These new pedagogical tools have been prepared within the EURL workprogramme and have been presented during our last training sessions. They may be helpful for NRLs to train new staff or to illustrate training sessions. Don't hesitate to contact us for additional details.

[relayed from Vet Record News, https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.00200006] A WOMAN has reportedly become the first person in the UK to contract Brucella canis, prompting vets to call for the introduction of mandatory pre-import testing of dogs for the disease.  Having contracted the disease from a Belarusian rescue dog she was fostering, the dog owner was also forced to euthanase all her family dogs following dog-dog transmission of the infection.  

On December 10th, EU Reference Laboratory for Brucellosis (Animal health Institute – ANSES) organised its 13th annual Workshop. Thirty-three countries joined the meeting, with total number of 66 participants. The topics of the day mainly were serological analyses, which also included an intra-laboratory trial to evaluate the serological techniques (on sera) and comparison of different ELISA kits for diagnostics of Brucella spp. in pigs (suidaes). The meeting included three external (...