First Case of Human Brucella canis Infection in the Netherlands

Eva Kolwijck; Suzanne P M Lutgens; Vanessa X N Visser; Marjan J van Apeldoorn; Heather Graham; Ad P Koets; Michelle M W P Schrauwen; Frans A G Reubsaet; Els M Broens; Laetitia M Kortbeek

doi:10.1093/cid/ciac425

First Case of Human Brucella canis Infection in the Netherlands

Clin Infect Dis. 2022 Dec 19;75(12):2250-2252. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciac425.

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical Microbiology, Jeroen Bosch Hospital, 's Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands.
² Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
³ Department of Internal Medicine, Jeroen Bosch Hospital, 's Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands.
⁴ Department of Diagnostics and Crisis Organisation, Wageningen Bioveterinary Research, Lelystad, The Netherlands.
⁵ Department of Bacteriology, Host Pathogen Interaction and Diagnostic Development, Wageningen Bioveterinary Research, Lelystad, The Netherlands.
⁶ Municipal Health Service GGD Hart voor Brabant, 's Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands.
⁷ Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
⁸ Utrecht University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

PMID: 35653425
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciac425

Abstract

A patient was diagnosed with Brucella canis following exposure to infected dogs in her breeding facility. Transboundary spread of B. canis through (illegal) import of infected dogs to non-endemic countries in Europe suggest that B. canis infection should be considered in European patients with occupational exposure to dogs.

Keywords: Brucella canis; Europe; brucellosis; canine; human.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Animals
Brucella canis*
Brucellosis* / diagnosis
Brucellosis* / veterinary
Dog Diseases* / diagnosis
Dogs
Europe
Female
Humans
Netherlands