Brucellosis in Dallas, Texas: a Case Series

Brucellosis in Dallas, Texas: a Case Series

648. Identical Strain of Mycobacterium conceptionense Isolated from Patients at 2 Veterans Affairs Medical Centers within the Same Metropolitan Area over a 4 Year Period Gina Oda, MS; Mark Winters, MS; Susan M. Pacheco, MD; Monica Sikka, MD; Susan Bleasdale, MD; Bruce Dunn, MD; Benjamin Winters, BS; Etta McDuffee, RN; Amelia Bumsted, RN and Mark Holodniy, MD, FIDSA, FSHEA; Public Health Surveil...

Brucellosis Outbreaks Associated with Domestic Consumption of Legally Imported Unpasteurized Goat Cheese—Dallas County, Texas, 2016

Sodium azide poisoning at a restaurant - Dallas County, Texas, 2010.

In April 2010, Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS) staff members investigated reports of acute-onset dizziness among patrons in a local restaurant. Symptoms, which included fainting resulting from low blood pressure, occurred within minutes of consuming food from the restaurant and were consistent with chemical poisoning. Toxicologic and epidemiologic investigations were begun to de...

Brucellosis Spondylodiscitis: A case report

Brucellosis is an endemic disease in Iran that is transmitted from animal to human. The clinical manifestations of brucellosis are nonspecific and its complications involve bones and joints. Brucellosis osteomyelitis can mimic the manifestations of neoplasms; therefore, it cannot readily be diagnosed in some cases. Under such circumstances, high incidence can be a helpful factor. We reported a...

Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) Stereoisomers in U.S. Food from Dallas, Texas

BACKGROUND Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) is a brominated flame retardant used in polystyrene foams in thermal insulation and electrical equipment. The HBCD commercial mixture consists mainly of α, β, and γ stereoisomers. Health concerns of HBCD exposure include alterations in immune and reproductive systems, neurotoxic effects, and endocrine disruption. Stereoisomer-specific levels of HBCD have...