Brucellosis is an infectious disease caused by bacteria. Provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).SkipdirectlytositecontentSkipdirectlytopageoptionsSkipdirectlytoA-ZlinkBrucellosisSectionNavigationCDCHomeFacebookTwitterLinkedInSyndicateBrucellosisMinusRelatedPagesBrucellosisisaninfectiousdiseasecausedbybacteria.Peoplecangetthediseasewhentheyareincontactwithinfectedanimalsoranimalproductscontaminatedwiththebacteria.Animalsthataremostcommonlyinfectedincludesheep,cattle,goats,pigs,anddogs,amongothers.BrucellosisandrawmilkBrucellosisintheU.S.NewPerspectivesforCliniciansLabSubmissionsForBrucellaSpeciesBrucellosisWorldwideAreasatGreatestRiskTransmissionRiskofExposurePreventionSignsandSymptomsTreatmentResourcesForVeterinariansForCliniciansForLaboratoryPersonnelForConsumersTravelersExpectingMothersHuntersRisksCaseReportingBrucellosisCaseReportFormpdficon[PDF–4pages]Pagelastreviewed:February20,2021Contentsource:CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention,NationalCenterforEmergingandZoonoticInfectiousDiseases(NCEZID),DivisionofHigh-ConsequencePathogensandPathology(DHCPP)homeBrucellosisHomepageTransmissionSigns&SymptomsRiskofExposureplusiconAreasatRiskRisksfromUnpasteurizedDairyProductsOccupationalRisksHuntersRisksRisksforExpectingMothersTreatmentPreventionCliniciansplusiconExposuretoRB51throughRawMilkorMilkProductsPatientswithSuspectedInfectionBacterialIsolationSerologyHumans&BrucellaSpeciesLaboratoryPersonnelplusiconOverviewofLaboratoryRisksRecommendationsforSafeLaboratoryPracticesAssessingLaboratoryRiskLevel&PEPVeterinariansplusiconHostAnimalsforBrucellaSpeciesVaccinationofCattleplusiconExposuretoRB51:LaboratorySettingExposuretoRB51:HowtoReduceRiskofInfectionDogsReferences&ResourcesplusiconArticles&PublicationsSurveillanceFacebookTwitterLinkedInSASstatsExitNotification/DisclaimerPolicyCloseLinkswiththisiconindicatethatyouareleavingtheCDCwebsite.TheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention(CDC)cannotattesttotheaccuracyofanon-federalwebsite.Linkingtoanon-fe