Laboratory-acquired brucellosis--Indiana and Minnesota, 2006.

From: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report | Date: January 18, 2008| Author: Griffith, J.; Howell, J.; Sullivan, M. | Copyright information

In November 2006, two cases of brucellosis in microbiologists at two clinical laboratories were reported to state health departments in Indiana and Minnesota. The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) contacted CDC regarding this suspected multistate cluster of laboratory-acquired brucellosis. MDH and the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) asked CDC to conduct further testing on Brucella isolates suspected of causing the infections and to provide recommendations for appropria...

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