Global Phylogenomic Diversity of Brucella Abortus Zoonotic Pathogen Reveals Dominant Lineage Originated in Africa and Spread through Cattle Trade and Migration.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38094632

The abstract reports the global phylogenomic diversity of Brucella abortus, a zoonotic pathogen, revealing that a dominant lineage (clade D) likely originated in Africa and spread to the Middle East, Europe, Asia, and the Americas through cattle trade and migration.