Molecular epidemiological characteristics of osteoarthritis-associated Brucella melitensis in China: evidence from whole-genome sequencing-based analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Brucellosis, developing complications including arthritis, spondylitis, sacroiliitis, and osteomyelitis, is one of the most common zoonotic diseases in the current world which causes economic losses to the livestock industry and is a great public health concern. Brucella melitensis are the main pathogen of brucellosis epidemics in China, most of which are located in northern China. However, there is limited knowledge about the epidemiology of osteoarthritis-associated brucellosis. This study was aimed to reveal the prevalence of osteoarthritis-associated brucellosis in Inner Mongolia and also to investigate the molecular characteristics of B. melitensis isolates.

Methods and results

In 2018, the osteoarthritis symptoms of brucellosis in the Brucellosis department

SUBMITTER: Zhu L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10893595 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature