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Volume 31, Number 4—April 2025
Dispatch

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

Jose A. Rodriguez, Candice Joseph, Asmita A. Gupte, Alaina S. Ritter, Ramil Goel, Mark Panna, Diansy Zincke, Michael H. Norris, Jason K. Blackburn, Cody B. Barfield, Devin M. Frison, Philip A. Lee, Danielle R. Stanek, Grishma A. Kharod, Elke Saile, Rebekah V. Tiller, Maria E. Negrón, and Norman L. BeattyComments to Author 
Author affiliation: University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, USA (J.A. Rodriguez, C. Joseph, A.A. Gupte, A.S. Ritter, N.L. Beatty); Malcom Randall Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Gainesville (R. Goel, M. Panna); University of Florida Emerging Pathogens Institute, Gainesville (D. Zincke, J.K. Blackburn); University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA (M.H. Norris); Florida Department of Health, Tallahassee, Florida, USA (C.B. Barfield, D. Frison, P.A. Lee, D.R. Stanek); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (G.A. Kharod, E. Saile, R.V. Tiller, M.E. Negrón)

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Figure 1

Gram stains of whole blood from study of Brucella suis infection in cardiac implantable device of man exposed to feral swine meat, Florida, USA. A) Pink clumps of gram-negative coccobacilli are visible. Original magnification ×400. B) Enlarged area from panel A showing closer view of clumps. Original magnification ×400.

Figure 1. Gram stains of whole blood from study of Brucella suis infection in cardiac implantable device of man exposed to feral swine meat, Florida, USA. A) Pink clumps of gram-negative coccobacilli are visible. Original magnification ×400. B) Enlarged area from panel A showing closer view of clumps. Original magnification ×400.

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