Novel Species of Brucella Causing Human Brucellosis, French Guiana

[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.

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About, F., Pastre, T., Boutrou, M., Martinez, A., Melzani, A., Peugny, S....Keriel, A. (2023). Novel Species of Brucella Causing Human Brucellosis, French Guiana. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 29(2), 333-340. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2902.220725.

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About, F., Pastre, T., Boutrou, M., Martinez, A., Melzani, A., Peugny, S....Keriel, A. (2023). Novel Species of Brucella Causin https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/2/22-0725_article