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Brucellosis

Other Names: Undulant Fever, Malta Fever, Mediterranean Fever, Enzootic Abortion, Epizootic Abortion, Contagious Abortion, Bang’s Disease
Brucellosis is a bacterial, zoonotic disease that causes reproductive loses in animals and a serious, debilitating, and sometimes chronic disease that may affect a variety of organs in humans.
Disease Information
Disease Agent(s)
  • Brucella abortus
  • Brucella canis
  • Brucella maris
  • Brucella melitensis
  • Brucella neotomae
  • Brucella ovis
  • Brucella suis
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Spickler, Anna Rovid. "Title of Factsheet." "Date of Factsheet (Last Updated)." At cfsph.iastate.edu/diseaseinfo/factsheets/