Publication details
Brucella microti and Rodent-Borne Brucellosis: A Neglected Public Health Threat
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| Year of publication | 2025 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Zoonoses and Public Health |
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| Citation | |
| web | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/zph.13188 |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/zph.13188 |
| Keywords | Brucella; public health risk; rodent; sapronosis; zoonosis |
| Description | Brucellosis is one of the most important zoonoses worldwide, primarily affecting livestock but also posing a serious threat to public health. The major Brucella species are known to cause a feverish disease in humans with various clinical signs. These classical Brucella species are (re-)emerging, but also novel strains and species, some of them transmitted from rodents, can be associated with human infections. As a result of our review on rodent-borne brucellosis, we emphasise the need for more comprehensive surveillance of Brucella and especially Brucella microti in rodent populations and call for further research targeting the ecological persistence of rodent-associated Brucella species in the environment, their epizootic role in wild rodents and their virulence and pathogenicity for wildlife. |