The first report of Brucella melitensis Rev.1 human brucellosis in Bosnia and Herzegovina

J Infect Dev Ctries. 2020 Feb 29;14(2):232-235. doi: 10.3855/jidc.11949.

Abstract

Brucellosis is an emergent and endemic zoonotic disease in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In this report we have diagnosed the first case of human brucellosis in Bosnia and Herzegovina, using molecular and microbiological tests, caused by live attenuated Brucella melitensis Rev.1 strain. The infection was caused through unintentional exposure to vaccination of small ruminants in Bosnia and Herzegovina and without any prior accidental self-injection of vaccine suspension.

Keywords: Bosnia and Herzegovina; Brucella melitensis; Rev.1 vaccine; brucellosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Bacterial Vaccines / adverse effects
  • Bacterial Zoonoses / diagnosis
  • Bacterial Zoonoses / drug therapy
  • Bacterial Zoonoses / microbiology
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Brucellosis / diagnosis*
  • Brucellosis / drug therapy
  • Brucellosis / microbiology
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Molecular Diagnostic Techniques
  • Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Bacterial Vaccines
  • Rev.1 vaccine, Brucella melitensis