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Based on the bio-typing, three biovars, dominated by <jats:italic>B. abortus<\/jats:italic> bv.3, were observed and reported across seven decades (1958\u20132019). With MLST, 129 <jats:italic>B. abortus<\/jats:italic> strains from the present study were sorted into 14 STs, with ST34 as the predicted founder. These 14 STs clustered into the global MLST data into three clone complexes (C I\u2013C III) with the majority of strains clustering in C I, while C II forms an independent branch, and C III harbors three STs shared by different continents. These data revealed that most cases were caused by strains from native lineages. According to the MLVA-11 comparison, 309 strains were divided into 22 MLVA-11 genotypes, 15 of which were unique to WA and the remaining seven had a global distribution. MLVA-16 analysis showed that there were no epidemiological links among these strains. Based on the MLVA data, <jats:italic>B. abortus<\/jats:italic> strains from WA have high genetic diversity, and predominated genotypes were descended from a native lineage. While the MLVA-16 globally highlights that the dominant native and few introduced lineages (from Brazil, the USA, South Korea, Argentina, India, Italy, Portugal, the UK, Costa Rica, and China) co-driving the <jats:italic>B. abortus<\/jats:italic> ongoing prevalence in WA. The high-resolution SNP analysis implied the existence of introduced <jats:italic>B. abortus<\/jats:italic> lineages, which may be reasonably explained by the movement and trade of dominant hosts (cattle) and\/or their products.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Our results indicated that <jats:italic>B. abortus<\/jats:italic> strains in WA consist of native and introduced strains that necessitate control such as vaccination, testing, slaughtering, and movement control by the relevant country authorities to reduce brucellosis in livestock.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpubh.2023.1106361","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,3,15]],"date-time":"2023-03-15T05:48:00Z","timestamp":1678859280000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Original and introduced lineages co-driving the persistence of Brucella abortus circulating in West 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