National epidemiology of culture-confirmed brucellosis in Israel, 2004–2022

Brucellosis, a global zoonosis, is endemic in Israel. We used a national database of culture-confirmed cases (2004–2022) to analyse the trends of brucellosis. Of 2,489 unique cases, 99.8% were bacteraemic, 64% involved males, and the mean age was 30.5 years. Brucella melitensis was the dominant spec...

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