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Brucella abortus brucellosis

MedGen UID:
81294
•Concept ID:
C0302363
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Bang Disease; Bang's Disease; Bangs Disease; Bovine Brucelloses; Bovine Brucellosis; Brucelloses, Bovine; Brucellosis, Bovine; Disease, Bang; Disease, Bang's
SNOMED CT: Infection caused by Brucella abortus (427795000)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001973

Definition

A bacterial infection caused by Brucella abortus that spreads from cattle to humans. Brucella abortus can cause of range of signs and symptoms including fever, chills, sweats, weight loss, malaise, headaches, myalgia, and arthralgia. [from MONDO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVBrucella abortus brucellosis

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Genotype diversity of brucellosis agents isolated from humans and animals in Greece based on whole-genome sequencing.
Brangsch H, Sandalakis V, Babetsa M, Boukouvala E, Ntoula A, Makridaki E, Christidou A, Psaroulaki A, Akar K, Gürbilek SE, Jamil T, Melzer F, Neubauer H, Wareth G
BMC Infect Dis 2023 Aug 14;23(1):529. doi: 10.1186/s12879-023-08518-z. PMID: 37580676Free PMC Article
The perspective of antibiotic therapeutic challenges of brucellosis in the Middle East and North African countries: Current situation and therapeutic management.
Wareth G, Dadar M, Ali H, Hamdy MER, Al-Talhy AM, Elkharsawi AR, Tawab AAAE, Neubauer H
Transbound Emerg Dis 2022 Sep;69(5):e1253-e1268. Epub 2022 Mar 13 doi: 10.1111/tbed.14502. PMID: 35244335
Brucella - Virulence Factors, Pathogenesis and Treatment.
Głowacka P, Żakowska D, Naylor K, Niemcewicz M, Bielawska-Drózd A
Pol J Microbiol 2018 Jun 30;67(2):151-161. doi: 10.21307/pjm-2018-029. PMID: 30015453Free PMC Article

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