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Only <jats:italic>B.\u00a0abortus <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">DNA<\/jats:styled-content><\/jats:italic> was amplified from 13 human and six animal samples. This is the first report describing <jats:italic>B.\u00a0abortus<\/jats:italic> as the aetiological agent of brucellosis in occupationally exposed humans in Bangladesh. Of note is failure to detect <jats:italic>B.\u00a0melitensis <\/jats:italic><jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">DNA<\/jats:styled-content>, the species most often associated with human brucellosis worldwide. 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