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

Jurica Arapovic; Silvio Špičić; Sanja Duvnjak; Maja Ostojić; Maja Arapović; Jadranka Nikolić; Željko Cvetnić

doi:10.3855/jidc.11949

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

Authors

Jurica Arapovic Department of Infectious Diseases, University Clinical Hospital Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7674-6795
Silvio Špičić Laboratory for Bacterial Zoonosis and Molecular Diagnostics of Bacterial Diseases, Croatian Veterinary Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
Sanja Duvnjak Laboratory for Bacterial Zoonosis and Molecular Diagnostics of Bacterial Diseases, Croatian Veterinary Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
Maja Ostojić Institute for Microbiology and Molecular Diagnostics, University Clinical Hospital Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Maja Arapović Veterinary Institute of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Jadranka Nikolić Department of Infectious Diseases, University Clinical Hospital Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Željko Cvetnić Laboratory for Bacterial Zoonosis and Molecular Diagnostics of Bacterial Diseases, Croatian Veterinary Institute, Zagreb, Croatia

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https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.11949

Keywords:

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brucella melitensis, brucellosis, Rev.1 vaccine

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.

Author Biography

Jurica Arapovic, Department of Infectious Diseases, University Clinical Hospital Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Assotiate Professor at the Department of Medical Biology, ID specialist at the Clinic for Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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2020-02-29

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Arapovic J, Špičić S, Duvnjak S, Ostojić M, Arapović M, Nikolić J, Cvetnić Željko (2020) The first report of Brucella melitensis Rev.1 human brucellosis in Bosnia and Herzegovina. J Infect Dev Ctries 14:232–235. doi: 10.3855/jidc.11949

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Vol. 14 No. 02: February 2020

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Case Reports

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