Abstract
Zoonoses are diseases of animals that are transmissible to humans. Of the more than 250 communicable diseases affecting man, more than 80% are zoonoses. Worldwide, brucellosis ranks high among serious zoonotic diseases, and in some countries, especially in developing nations, the incidence of human brucellosis has reached epidemic proportions [1].
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Young, E.J. (1989). Brucellosis in Travelers and Brucella That Travels. In: Steffen, R., Lobel, H., Haworth, J., Bradley, D.J. (eds) Travel Medicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73772-5_82
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