Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease of worldwide distribution that mainly affects persons working with domestic animals. Although many countries have eradicated Brucella abortus from cattle, Brucella melitensis remains a major cause of infection in cattle and human in Latin America, the Middle East, Spain, parts of Africa, and western Asia. Consumption of contaminated foods is the sources of infection. The clinical presentation can vary from asymptomatic infection to a fever, night sweats, and joint manifestations.
Category
Bacterial infectious disease
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
01 Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
Certain zoonotic bacterial diseases
1B95 Brucellosis
H00325 Brucellosis
Genome-based classification of infectious diseases [BR:br08401]
Bacterial infections
Infections caused by alpha proteobacteria
H00325 Brucellosis
Infectious diseases by law in Japan [br08406.html]
H00325
Specified pathogens by law in Japan [br08416.html]
H00325
