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Brucellosis

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Undulant fever and Malta fever

  • This is an infection that is transmitted to humans from cattle, hogs, and goats.  It occurs as a result of human contact with infected meat, animal placentas, or unpasteurized milk or cheeses.  Brucellosis tends to be found in areas where there is a high concentration of farm animals, and may present itself as an acute illness (fever, chills, etc.) or as a chronic illness (months or years of weight loss, low-grade fevers, and fatigue).

  • Fever
  • Chills
  • Sweats
  • Weakness
  • Weight loss
  • Fatigue on exertion

  • Unpasteurized milk
  • Unpasteurized cheese

  • Examination findings
    1. Enlarged lymph glands
    2. Enlarged spleen
    3. Occasionally enlarged liver
  • Laboratory findings
    1. Blood cultures
    2. Urine cultures
    3. Cerebrospinal fluid cultures
    4. Bone marrow cultures
    5. Serologic titer testing (antibody testing)

  • Slaughterhouse workers
  • Farmers
  • Veterinarians
  • Travelers to third world countries (Mexico, North and East Africa, India, South America, Central America, Central Asia, Middle East)
  • Iron deficiency
  • Infected meats
  • Infected vaccines
  • Person-to-person transmission is very rare

  • Combinations of two or three antibiotics:
    1. Doxycycline
    2. Rifampin
    3. Streptomycin
    4. Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole


  • Less common symptoms
    1. Headache
    2. Abdominal pain
    3. Back pain
    4. Appetite loss
    5. Constipation
    6. Joint aches
    7. Epididymitis (infection in tubes above testicles)



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