Brucellosis: A Hidden Zoonotic Threat and Cross Species Menace
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Brucellosis, a bacterial disease caused by organisms in the genus Brucella, is an important zoonotic disease and a significant cause of reproductive loss in animals. It causes abortion in humans, infertility, prolonged fever and joint pain. Brucella sp. is an aerobic, small, gram negative coccobacillus or short rod that can persist in the environment invariably depending on the temperature, pH and humidity. It is a facultative intracellular pathogen that requires prolonged treatment with clinically effective antibiotics.
Author: Lalit Kumaar E1, David Karunyakaran H2
Language: English
Subfield: Small Animals
Field: Veterinary
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6911928328
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