| a foodborne outbreak of brucellosis at a police station cafeteria, lima, peru. | brucella melitensis is highly infectious for humans and can be transmitted to humans in a number of epidemiological contexts. within the context of an ongoing brucellosis surveillance project, an outbreak at a peruvian police officer cafeteria was discovered, which led to active surveillance (serology, blood culture) for additional cases among 49 police officers who had also eaten there. the cohort was followed up to 18 months regardless of treatment or symptoms. active surveillance estimated th ... | 2013 | 23382164 |