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Brucellosis
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| Description |
Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease of worldwide distribution that mainly affects persons working with domestic animals. Although many countries have eradicated Brucella abortus from cattle, Brucella melitensis remains a major cause of infection in cattle and human in Latin America, the Middle East, Spain, parts of Africa, and western Asia. Consumption of contaminated foods is the sources of infection. The clinical presentation can vary from asymptomatic infection to a fever, night sweats and joint manifestations.
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Infectious disease
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| Reference |
PMID: 9204307 (description, env_factor, drug) |
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| Authors |
Corbel MJ |
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| Title |
Brucellosis: an overview. |
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| Journal |
Emerg Infect Dis 3:213-21 (1997) |
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Memish ZA, Balkhy HH |
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Brucellosis and international travel. |
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| Journal |
J Travel Med 11:49-55 (2004) |
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| Reference |
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| Authors |
Mantur BG, Amarnath SK, Shinde RS |
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Review of clinical and laboratory features of human brucellosis. |
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| Journal |
Indian J Med Microbiol 25:188-202 (2007) |
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