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Brucella suis infection in dog fed raw meat, the Netherlands

van Dijk, Marloes A.M.; Engelsma, Marc Y.; Visser, Vanessa X.N.; Spierenburg, Marcel A.H.; Holtslag, Marjolijn E.; Willemsen, Peter T.J.; Wagenaar, Jaap A.; Broens, Els M.; Roest, Hendrik I.J.

Summary

A Brucella suis biovar 1 infection was diagnosed in a dog without typical exposure risks, but the dog had been fed a raw meat–based diet (hare carcasses imported from Argen-tina). Track and trace investigations revealed that the most likely source of infection was the dog’s raw meat diet.