Brucellosis
Fact Sheets & Overviews
Lab Info
- Sentinel Laboratory Guidelines for Suspected Agents of Bioterrorism: Brucella species
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Provided by American Society for Microbiology (ASM) in coordination with CDC & the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL). These protocols are designed to assist Sentinel Level Clinical Microbiology Labs with techniques for microorganisms that might be suspected as bioterrorist agents. Includes standardized, practical methods to aid microbiologists in ruling out critical agents & referring specimens to public health labs (LRN Reference Laboratories) for confirmation.
(Spanish translation available) - Presumptive Brucella spp. Identification and Similar Organisms (68 KB/1 page)
(Spanish translation available) - EID Journal: Laboratory Exposures to Brucellae & Implications for Bioterrorism
Emerging Infectious Diseases 2005 Aug;11(8):1180-1185. - MMWR: Laboratory-Acquired Brucellosis—Indiana and Minnesota, 2006
MMWR 2008 Jan 18;57(02):39-42.