Brucella abortus
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Epidemiology
- raw milk or milk products from the company Udder Milk may have been contaminated with Brucella abortus in 2017[2]
- raw milk from from K-Bar Dairy in Paradise, Texas possiblly contaminated with Brucella abortus RB51 in 2017[3]
Laboratory
Management
- postexposure prophylactic antibiotics
- doxycycline + trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for 21 days[2]
Notes
- persons consuming raw milk or raw milk products contaminated with RB51 at high risk for brucellosis[2]
- RB51 resistant to rifampin & penicillin in vitro[2]
More general terms
References
- ↑ Loinc
- ↑ Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 CDC News Release. November 21, 2017 People in Four States May Be Drinking Contaminated Raw Milk. https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2017/p1121-contaminated-raw-milk.html
CDC News Release. November 21, 2017 Exposure to RB51 through Raw Milk or Milk Products: How to Reduce Risk of Infection. https://www.cdc.gov/brucellosis/clinicians/rb51-raw-milk.html - ↑ Jump up to: 3.0 3.1 Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) CDC and Texas Health Officials Warn About Illness Linked to Raw Milk from Texas Dairy. CDC Newsroom. Sept 15, 2017 https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2017/p0915-raw-milk-brucella.html