Table 1. Location, numbers, percentages (%), species, and hosts of 1382 B. melitensis isolates in 29 provinces.

Province	No.	%	Species-biovar	Host
Hubei	3	0.22	B. melitensis bv. 3	Human
Tianjin	3	0.22	B. melitensis bv. 3	Human
Beijing	4	0.29	B. melitensis bv. 1, 3	Human
Shanghai	4	0.29	B. melitensis bv. 2, 3	Human, Sheep, Cattle
Chongqing	4	0.29	B. melitensis bv.2, 3	Human, Sheep
Guizhou	5	0.36	B. melitensis bv. 3	Human, Goat
Hunan	5	0.36	B. melitensis bv. 1, 3	Human
Sichuan	7	0.51	B. melitensis bv. 3	Human Sheep, Cattle, Yak
Heilongjiang	8	0.58	B. melitensis bv. 3	Human, Sheep
Jilin	8	0.58	B. melitensis bv. 1, 2, 3	Human, Sheep, Cattle, Deer
Henan	12	0.87	B. melitensis bv. 2, 3	Human, Sheep
Jiangxi	14	1.01	B. melitensis bv. 1, 3	Human
Jiangsu	17	1.23	B. melitensis bv. 3	Human
Fujian	18	1.30	B. melitensis bv. 1, 2, 3	Human
Hebei	19	1.37	B. melitensis bv. 3	Human, Sheep
Yunnan	20	1.45	B. melitensis bv. 3	Human
Guangxi	22	1.59	B. melitensis bv. 3	Human
Gansu	26	1.88	B. melitensis bv. 1, 3	Sheep
Shaanxi	28	2.03	B. melitensis bv. 1, 2, 3	Human
Zhejiang	38	2.75	B. melitensis bv. 3	Human, Goat
Hainan	44	3.18	B. melitensis bv. 1, 2, 3	Human, Sheep
Ningxia	52	3.76	B. melitensis bv. 2, 3	Human, Sheep, Goat
Shandong	54	3.91	B. melitensis bv. 1, 2, 3	Human, Sheep
Qinghai	91	6.58	B. melitensis bv. 2, 3	Human, Sheep, Cattle, Blue sheep, Yak, Pseudois nayaur, Tibetan gazelle
Shanxi	107	7.74	B. melitensis bv. 2, 3	Human, Sheep, Cattle
Xinjiang	113	8.18	B. melitensis bv. 1, 2, 3	Human, Sheep, Cattle, Goat, Yak
Liaoning	165	11.94	B. melitensis bv. 1, 3	Human
Guangdong	200	14.47	B. melitensis bv. 1, 3	Human
Inner Mongolia	291	21.06	B. melitensis bv. 1, 2, 3	Human, Sheep, Cattle, Camel