Human Brucellosis

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Description

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).


Cases of Human brucellosis

  • Human brucellosis:
    • Susceptible to B. abortus, B. suis, B. melitensis and B. canis
    • Transmission via contact with secretions from infected animals
    • Routes of infection: skin abrasions, inhalation, ingestion
    • Unpasteurised milk source of infection
    • Undulant fever - fluctuating pyrexia, malaise, fatigue, muscle and joint pains, osteomyelitis
    • Can become chronic
    • B melitensis and B. suis cause most severe infections
    • Antimicrobials