brucellosis

From translingual Brucella +‎ osis.

brucellosis (countable and uncountable, plural brucelloses)

1. (pathology) Infection by a bacterium of the genus Brucella, which is carried by ruminants and other mammals, with symptoms including recurring fevers, sweating, weakness, anorexia, headaches, depression, and generalized aches and pains.
   • 2006, Robert S. Youngquist, Current Therapy in Large Animal Theriogenology‎^[1]:

     There is debate asto whether rangiferine brucellosis spread to North America across the Bering Sea land bridge duringthelast iceage,orifit was introduced in imported Russian reindeer around 1900.

   • 2025 January 3, Jasmine Laws, “Montana Hits Yellowstone With Lawsuit Over Bison Plan”, in Newsweek‎^[2]:

     The clash between Montana and the National Park Service, among other officials and entities that maintain the sprawling park, stems from state authorities' belief that the park's plan to manage its bison herd doesn't do enough to reduce the risk of brucellosis transmission.

• abortus fever
• undulant fever
• Bang's disease, Crimean fever, Cyprus fever, Gibraltar fever, goat fever, Italian fever, Malta fever, Neapolitan fever (dated)

• brucellotic
• neurobrucellosis

• brucellergin
• brucella