Malta fever

Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease that affects all domestic animals including camels. It is infectious to human beings also. Camels are infected by B. melitensis and Brucella abortus. Infection is transmitted to humans from infected animals mainly by direct or indirect contact with animals and consumption of unpasteurized milk and contaminated meat and milk products. Here we review Brucellosis in camel and various aspects of its zoonotic transmission to humans.

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Brucellosis is known as undulant fever or Malta fever, caused by the genus Brucella. It is the most common human zoonosis. The disease is worldwide distributed and causes significant economic losses. In animals, it causes abortion, reduction in milk production, and infertility. While brucellosisin humans is a debilitating disease with various clinical manifestations that may lead to death in some cases.

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