Brucella suis Infection in Cardiac Implantable Device of Man Exposed to Feral Swine Meat, Florida, USA

Emerg Infect Dis. 2025 Apr;31(4):795-798. doi: 10.3201/eid3104.241721.

Abstract

Brucella suis infection in the United States is typically from feral swine exposure. We describe a case of B. suis cardiac implantable device infection in a man exposed to meat and blood from feral swine in Florida, USA. The infection was diagnosed using culture, molecular diagnostics, and whole-genome sequencing.

Keywords: Brucella anthropi; Brucella suis; Florida; Ochrobactrum; United States; bacteria; brucellosis; cardiac implantable electronic device; feral swine.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Brucella suis* / classification
  • Brucella suis* / genetics
  • Brucella suis* / isolation & purification
  • Brucellosis* / diagnosis
  • Brucellosis* / epidemiology
  • Brucellosis* / microbiology
  • Brucellosis* / transmission
  • Defibrillators, Implantable* / adverse effects
  • Defibrillators, Implantable* / microbiology
  • Florida / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Meat* / microbiology
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections* / diagnosis
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections* / microbiology
  • Swine