Brucellosis is a highly contagious zoonosis caused by ingestion of unpasteurized milk or undercooked meat from infected animals, or close contact with their secretions. It is also known as undulant fever, Malta fever, and Mediterranean fever.BrucellosisFromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediaJumptonavigationJumptosearchHumanandanimaldiseaseThisarticleincludesalistofgeneralreferences,butitremainslargelyunverifiedbecauseitlackssufficientcorrespondinginlinecitations.Pleasehelptoimprovethisarticlebyintroducingmoreprecisecitations.(September2020)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage)BrucellosisOthernamesundulantfever,undulatingfever,Mediterraneanfever,Maltafever,Cyprusfever,rockfever(Micrococcusmelitensis)[1]SpecialtyInfectiousdiseaseSymptomscoughingBrucellosis[2][3]isahighlycontagiouszoonosiscausedbyingestionofunpasteurizedmilkorundercookedmeatfrominfectedanimals,orclosecontactwiththeirsecretions.[4]Itisalsoknownasundulantfever,Maltafever,andMediterraneanfever.[5]Brucellaspeciesaresmall,Gram-negative,nonmotile,nonspore-forming,rod-shaped(coccobacilli)bacteria.Theyfunctionasfacultativeintracellularparasites,causingchronicdisease,whichusuallypersistsforlife.Fourspeciesinfecthumans:B.abortus,B.canis,B.melitensis,andB.suis.B.abortusislessvirulentthanB.melitensisandisprimarilyadiseaseofcattle.B.canisaffectsdogs.B.melitensisisthemostvirulentandinvasivespecies;itusuallyinfectsgoatsandoccasionallysheep.B.suisisofintermediatevirulenceandchieflyinfectspigs.Symptomsincludeprofusesweatingandjointandmusclepain.Brucellosishasbeenrecognizedinanimalsandhumanssincetheearly20thcentury.Contents1Signsandsymptoms2Cause3Diagnosis4Prevention5Treatment6Prognosis7Epidemiology7.1Argentina7.2Australia7.3Canada7.4China7.5Europe7.5.1Malta7.5.2RepublicofIreland7.5.3UK7.6NewZealand7.7UnitedStates8History8.1Biologicalwarfare9Otheranimals9.1Cattle9.2Dogs9.3Aquaticwildlife9.4Terrestrialwildlife9.5Effectsonhunters10Seealso11References12Furtherreading13ExternallinksSignsandsymptoms[edit]Thissectiondoesnotc