Novel mouse model may help to develop treatment for neurobrucellosis

Neurobrucellosis is a severe long-term complication of brucellosis, one of the most common bacterial zoonotic diseases. Scientists have now developed a novel animal model that indicates that innate lymphoid cells and interferons play an important role in limiting arthritis, meningitis, and neurologic complications during Brucellamelitensis infection. According to a new report in The American Journal of Pathology, this may help understand how neurobrucellosis develops and consequently help explore potential therapies.