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==Description==
 
==Description==
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Brucellosis is a potentially fatal zoonotic disease of bacterial origin. Cases of Brucellosis occur worldwide. Four species of ''Brucella'' are pathogenic in humans: ''B. abortus'' (cattle), ''B. suis'' (pigs), ''B. melitensis'' (goats and sheep) and ''B. canis'' (dogs).   
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Brucellosis is a potentially fatal zoonotic disease of bacterial origin. Cases of Brucellosis occur worldwide. Four species of ''Brucella'' are pathogenic in humans, each with a natural host animal: ''B. abortus'' (cattle), ''B. suis'' (pigs), ''B. melitensis'' (goats and sheep) and ''B. canis'' (dogs).   
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==References==
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Young, E. J. (1995) '''An Overview of Human Brucellosis''' ''Clinical Infectious Diseases 21, No. 2 pp. 283-289''
 
   
 
   
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Human brucellosis
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*Human brucellosis:
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**Susceptible to ''B. abortus, B. suis, B. melitensis'' and ''B. canis''
   
**Transmission via contact with secretions from infected animals
 
**Transmission via contact with secretions from infected animals
 
**Routes of infection: skin abrasions, inhalation, ingestion
 
**Routes of infection: skin abrasions, inhalation, ingestion
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