Brucellosis: A rapid risk assessment by a regional outbreak team and its coordinated response with the Directorate-General for Food and Veterinary, North region of Portugal, 2019

Ana Mendes; Bernardo Gomes; Luís Sousa; Helena Moreira; Inácia Rosa; Sílvia Marques; Elsa Machado; Graça Cruz Alves; Maria Neto

doi:10.1111/zph.12692

Brucellosis: A rapid risk assessment by a regional outbreak team and its coordinated response with the Directorate-General for Food and Veterinary, North region of Portugal, 2019

Zoonoses Public Health. 2020 Aug;67(5):587-590. doi: 10.1111/zph.12692. Epub 2020 Feb 8.

Authors

Ana Mendes¹, Bernardo Gomes¹, Luís Sousa¹, Helena Moreira¹, Inácia Rosa², Sílvia Marques³, Elsa Machado³, Graça Cruz Alves¹, Maria Neto¹

Affiliations

¹ Public Health Department, North Region Health Administration, Porto, Portugal.
² Public Health Unit, Northeast Local Health Unit, Bragança, Portugal.
³ North Regional Department of Directorate-General for Food and Veterinary, Guimarães, Portugal.

PMID: 32034877
DOI: 10.1111/zph.12692

Abstract

We report a Brucella outbreak with seven cases in the Northern Region of Portugal in 2018-2019, associated with the consumption of fresh cheese. This outbreak has implications for risk assessment in Portuguese migrants related to this area, and it is an example of cooperation between public institutions, in a One Health based approach.

Keywords: Brucella; one health; outbreak.

MeSH terms

Animals
Brucella / isolation & purification*
Brucellosis / epidemiology*
Brucellosis / microbiology*
Cheese / microbiology*
Disease Outbreaks
Female
Food Microbiology
Goats
Humans
Middle Aged
Portugal / epidemiology
Risk Factors
Zoonoses / epidemiology
Zoonoses / microbiology