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aˈbortus ˈfever [L. abortus miscarriage.] An infection caused by Brucella abortus bovinus or by other species of the genus Brucella, and transmitted to man in milk or meat products; undulant fever. Cf. brucellosis.
1927Lancet 31 Dec. 1414/2 (title) Is it Undulant or Abortus Fever in Great Britain? 1932Ibid. 28 May 1152/2 Attempts to induce abortus fever experimentally in volunteers. 1936Nature 21 Nov. 889/1 Well-recognized generic names..the diptheroids..and the organisms of undulant and abortus fevers (Brucella). |