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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Effective measures for the primary prevention of brucellosis include not consuming unpasteurized dairy or undercooked meat, and having safe occupational practices. There are no available | Effective measures for the [[primary prevention]] of brucellosis include not consuming unpasteurized [[Dairy product|dairy]] or undercooked meat, and having safe occupational practices. There are no available [[vaccines]] for [[Human|humans]] against brucellosis.<ref name="a">Brucellosis. CDC. http://www.cdc.gov/brucellosis/. Accessed on February 5, 2016</ref><ref name="b">Brucellosis. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brucellosis. Accessed on February 5, 2016</ref> | ||
==Prevention== | ==Prevention== | ||
*The best way to prevent brucellosis infection is to be sure you do not consume: | *The best way to [[Prevention (medical)|prevent]] brucellosis infection is to be sure you '''do not consume:''' | ||
**Undercooked meat | **Undercooked meat | ||
**Unpasteurized dairy products, including: | **Unpasteurized [[Dairy product|dairy products]], including: | ||
***Milk | ***Milk | ||
***Cheese | ***Cheese | ||
***Ice cream | ***Ice cream | ||
***Pasteurization is when raw milk is heated to a high temperature for a short period of time. This heating process destroys harmful bacteria that may make the milk unsafe to consume. | ***[[Pasteurization]] is when raw milk is heated to a high [[temperature]] for a short period of time. This heating process destroys harmful [[bacteria]] that may make the milk unsafe to consume. | ||
*If you are not sure that the dairy product is pasteurized, do not eat it. | *If you are not sure that the [[dairy product]] is [[Pasteurize|pasteurized]], do not eat it. | ||
*People who handle animal tissues (such as hunters and animal herdsman) should protect themselves by using: | *'''People who handle animal tissues''' (such as hunters and animal herdsman) should protect themselves by using: | ||
**Rubber gloves | **Rubber gloves | ||
**Goggles | **[[Goggles]] | ||
**Gowns or aprons | **Gowns or aprons | ||
**This will help ensure that bacteria from potentially infected animals do not get into eyes or inside a cut or abrasion on the skin. | **This will help ensure that [[bacteria]] from potentially [[infected]] [[animals]] do not get into [[eyes]] or inside a cut or [[abrasion]] on the [[skin]]. | ||
*Recommendations for Safe Laboratory Practices: | *Recommendations for '''Safe Laboratory Practices''': | ||
**When brucellosis is suspected in a patient, clinicians should not "suspect or rule out brucellosis" on the laboratory submission. | **When brucellosis is suspected in a [[patient]], clinicians should not "suspect or rule out brucellosis" on the [[laboratory]] submission. | ||
**Review laboratory containment methods and microbiological procedures to ensure compliance with recommendations in the Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL) 5th Edition | **Review [[laboratory]] containment methods and [[microbiological]] procedures to ensure compliance with recommendations in the Biosafety in [[Microbiological]] and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL) 5th Edition | ||
**Use primary barriers: use safety centrifuge cups, personal protective equipment, and class II or higher Biological Safety Cabinets (BSCs) for procedures with a high likelihood of producing droplet splashes or aerosols. | **Use primary barriers: use safety [[centrifuge]] cups, personal protective equipment, and class II or higher Biological Safety Cabinets (BSCs) for procedures with a high likelihood of producing [[droplet]] splashes or [[aerosols]]. | ||
**Use secondary barriers: restrict access to the laboratory when work is being performed and maintain the integrity of the laboratory's air handling system by keeping external doors and windows closed. | **Use secondary barriers: restrict access to the [[laboratory]] when work is being performed and maintain the integrity of the [[laboratory]]'s air handling system by keeping external doors and windows closed. | ||
**Perform all procedures on unidentified isolates carefully to minimize the creation of splashes or aerosols. | **Perform all procedures on unidentified [[isolates]] carefully to minimize the creation of splashes or [[aerosols]]. | ||
**Prohibit sniffing of opened culture plates to assist in the identification of isolates. Manipulate isolates of small gram-negative or gram-variable rods within a BSC. | **Prohibit sniffing of opened [[Culture medium|culture plates]] to assist in the identification of isolates. Manipulate isolates of small [[gram-negative]] or gram-variable rods within a BSC. | ||
*USA: | *'''USA''': | ||
**Dairy herds in the USA to be certified brucellosis-free are tested at least once a year with the Brucella milk ring test. | **Dairy herds in the USA to be certified brucellosis-free are tested at least once a year with the [[Brucella|''Brucella'']] milk ring test. | ||
**Cows confirmed to be infected are often killed. | **Cows confirmed to be infected are often killed. | ||
**In the United States, veterinarians are | **In the United States, [[Veterinarian|veterinarians]] are required to [[Vaccination|vaccinate]] all young stock, thereby further reducing the chance of zoonotic transmission. | ||
**This vaccination is usually referred to as a "calfhood" vaccination. | **This [[vaccination]] is usually referred to as a "calfhood" vaccination. | ||
**Most cattle receive a tattoo in one of their ears, serving as proof of their vaccination status. | **Most cattle receive a tattoo in one of their ears, serving as proof of their [[vaccination]] status. | ||
**The first state–federal cooperative efforts towards eradication of brucellosis caused by Brucella abortus in the U.S. began in 1934. | **The first state–federal cooperative efforts towards eradication of brucellosis caused by [[Brucella abortus|''Brucella abortus'']] in the U.S. began in 1934. | ||
**Wild bison and elk in the greater Yellowstone area are the last remaining reservoir of B. abortus in the US. | **Wild bison and elk in the greater Yellowstone area are the last remaining reservoir of [[Brucella abortus|''B. abortus'']] in the US. | ||
***The recent transmission of brucellosis from elk back to cattle in Idaho and Wyoming illustrates how the area, as the last remaining reservoir in the United States, may adversely affect the livestock industry. | ***The recent [[transmission]] of brucellosis from elk back to cattle in Idaho and Wyoming illustrates how the area, as the last remaining reservoir in the United States, may adversely affect the livestock industry. | ||
***Eliminating brucellosis from this area is a challenge, as many viewpoints exist on how to manage diseased wildlife. | ***Eliminating brucellosis from this area is a challenge, as many viewpoints exist on how to manage diseased [[wildlife]]. | ||
***Purebred bison in the Henry Mountains of southern Utah are free of brucellosis.<ref name="a">Brucellosis. CDC. http://www.cdc.gov/brucellosis/. Accessed on February 5, 2016</ref><ref name="b">Brucellosis. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brucellosis. Accessed on February 5, 2016</ref> | ***Purebred bison in the Henry Mountains of southern Utah are free of brucellosis.<ref name="a">Brucellosis. CDC. http://www.cdc.gov/brucellosis/. Accessed on February 5, 2016</ref><ref name="b">Brucellosis. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brucellosis. Accessed on February 5, 2016</ref> | ||
==Vaccines== | ==Vaccines== | ||
*There are no available | *There are no available [[vaccines]] for [[Human|humans]] against brucellosis. | ||
*B. abortus RB51 is a strain of this bacterium developed specifically for immunization of cattle against brucellosis to allow serological differentiation between naturally infected and vaccinated animals. | *[[Brucella abortus|''B. abortus'']] RB51 is a strain of this [[bacterium]] developed specifically for [[Immunization (medicine)|immunization]] of cattle against brucellosis to allow [[serological]] differentiation between naturally [[infected]] and [[vaccinated]] animals. | ||
**Accidental human exposure to RB51, though uncommon, has resulted in development of symptoms consistent with brucellosis. | **Accidental [[human]] exposure to RB51, though uncommon, has resulted in development of [[symptoms]] consistent with brucellosis. | ||
**Exposures have included needle sticks, eye and wound splashes, and contact with infected material. | **Exposures have included needle sticks, [[eye]] and wound splashes, and contact with [[infected]] material. | ||
*Other vaccines, such as Brucella abortus S19 for cattle and B. melitensis Rev-1 for sheep and goats, can also cause infection in humans.<ref name="f">Brucellosis. CDC. http://www.cdc.gov/brucellosis/veterinarians/cattle.html. Accessed on February 5, 2016</ref> | *Other [[vaccines]], such as [[Brucella abortus|''Brucella abortus'']] S19 for cattle and ''[[Brucella melitensis|B. melitensis]]'' Rev-1 for sheep and goats, can also cause [[infection]] in [[humans]].<ref name="f">Brucellosis. CDC. http://www.cdc.gov/brucellosis/veterinarians/cattle.html. Accessed on February 5, 2016</ref> | ||
==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
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Overview
Effective measures for the primary prevention of brucellosis include not consuming unpasteurized dairy or undercooked meat, and having safe occupational practices. There are no available vaccines for humans against brucellosis.[1][2]
Prevention
- The best way to prevent brucellosis infection is to be sure you do not consume:
- Undercooked meat
- Unpasteurized dairy products, including:
- Milk
- Cheese
- Ice cream
- Pasteurization is when raw milk is heated to a high temperature for a short period of time. This heating process destroys harmful bacteria that may make the milk unsafe to consume.
- If you are not sure that the dairy product is pasteurized, do not eat it.
- People who handle animal tissues (such as hunters and animal herdsman) should protect themselves by using:
- Recommendations for Safe Laboratory Practices:
- When brucellosis is suspected in a patient, clinicians should not "suspect or rule out brucellosis" on the laboratory submission.
- Review laboratory containment methods and microbiological procedures to ensure compliance with recommendations in the Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL) 5th Edition
- Use primary barriers: use safety centrifuge cups, personal protective equipment, and class II or higher Biological Safety Cabinets (BSCs) for procedures with a high likelihood of producing droplet splashes or aerosols.
- Use secondary barriers: restrict access to the laboratory when work is being performed and maintain the integrity of the laboratory's air handling system by keeping external doors and windows closed.
- Perform all procedures on unidentified isolates carefully to minimize the creation of splashes or aerosols.
- Prohibit sniffing of opened culture plates to assist in the identification of isolates. Manipulate isolates of small gram-negative or gram-variable rods within a BSC.
- USA:
- Dairy herds in the USA to be certified brucellosis-free are tested at least once a year with the Brucella milk ring test.
- Cows confirmed to be infected are often killed.
- In the United States, veterinarians are required to vaccinate all young stock, thereby further reducing the chance of zoonotic transmission.
- This vaccination is usually referred to as a "calfhood" vaccination.
- Most cattle receive a tattoo in one of their ears, serving as proof of their vaccination status.
- The first state–federal cooperative efforts towards eradication of brucellosis caused by Brucella abortus in the U.S. began in 1934.
- Wild bison and elk in the greater Yellowstone area are the last remaining reservoir of B. abortus in the US.
- The recent transmission of brucellosis from elk back to cattle in Idaho and Wyoming illustrates how the area, as the last remaining reservoir in the United States, may adversely affect the livestock industry.
- Eliminating brucellosis from this area is a challenge, as many viewpoints exist on how to manage diseased wildlife.
- Purebred bison in the Henry Mountains of southern Utah are free of brucellosis.[1][2]
Vaccines
- There are no available vaccines for humans against brucellosis.
- B. abortus RB51 is a strain of this bacterium developed specifically for immunization of cattle against brucellosis to allow serological differentiation between naturally infected and vaccinated animals.
- Other vaccines, such as Brucella abortus S19 for cattle and B. melitensis Rev-1 for sheep and goats, can also cause infection in humans.[3]
Reference
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Brucellosis. CDC. http://www.cdc.gov/brucellosis/. Accessed on February 5, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Brucellosis. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brucellosis. Accessed on February 5, 2016
- ↑ Brucellosis. CDC. http://www.cdc.gov/brucellosis/veterinarians/cattle.html. Accessed on February 5, 2016