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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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Positron emission tomography scan images from study of Brucella suis infection in cardiac implantable device of man exposed to feral swine meat, Florida, USA. A, B) Hypermetabolic activity consistent with infection surrounding the automated implantable cardiac defibrillator generator device (A) and tracking along each generator wire (B). C, D) The infection passes through the chest wall, left subclavian vein, and myocardium into the left ventricle (C) and at the site of implantation of the lead (D).

Figure 2. Positron emission tomography scan images from study of Brucella suis infection in cardiac implantable device of man exposed to feral swine meat, Florida, USA. A, B) Hypermetabolic activity consistent with infection surrounding the automated implantable cardiac defibrillator generator device (A) and tracking along each generator wire (B). C, D) The infection passes through the chest wall, left subclavian vein, and myocardium into the left ventricle (C) and at the site of implantation of the lead (D).

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