Recent Examples on the WebThis is largely because many livestock ranchers don’t want the competition for space and grass, and are worried about the spread of brucellosis, a disease that can cause livestock, as well as deer, elk, and other wildlife, to miscarry their fetuses. Louise Johns, Wired, 12 June 2021 This is largely because many livestock ranchers don’t want the competition for space and grass, and are worried about the spread of brucellosis, a disease that can cause livestock, as well as deer, elk, and other wildlife, to miscarry their fetuses. Louise Johns, Wired, 12 June 2021 Also, pasteurization will kill the bacteria that cause various illnesses, including listeriosis, salmonellosis, campylobacteriosis, typhoid fever, tuberculosis, diphtheria, and brucellosis. Chris Smith, BGR, 17 May 2022 This is largely because many livestock ranchers don’t want the competition for space and grass, and are worried about the spread of brucellosis, a disease that can cause livestock, as well as deer, elk, and other wildlife, to miscarry their fetuses. Louise Johns, Wired, 12 June 2021 They were intended to be a line of defense against naturally occurring pathogens such as brucellosis and anthrax, as well as bubonic plague. Maryn Mckenna, Wired, 29 Mar. 2022 Elk in this region are reservoirs for brucellosis, which can cause cows to abort and force ranchers to quarantine herds.Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2022 This is largely because many livestock ranchers don’t want the competition for space and grass, and are worried about the spread of brucellosis, a disease that can cause livestock, as well as deer, elk, and other wildlife, to miscarry their fetuses. Louise Johns, Wired, 12 June 2021 Feed grounds help keep elk from raiding cattle feedlines and haystacks — and from spreading brucellosis.Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
New Latin
First Known Use
1930, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
brucellosis
noun
bru·cel·lo·sis ˌbrü-sə-ˈlō-səs
plural brucelloses -ˌsēz
1
: a disease of domestic animals caused by bacteria of the genus Brucella (Brucella melitensis of goats, B. suis of swine and rarely cattle, B. abortus of cattle and rarely swine, and B. canis of dogs) and is marked especially by abortion see bang's disease, contagious abortion
2
: an acute or chronic disease of humans that is acquired especially through direct contact with animals or animal products (as unpasteurized milk) infected with bacteria of the genus Brucella and is characterized by fever, fatigue, joint and muscle pain, loss of appetite, and swelling of internal organs (as the liver or heart)
called alsoMalta fever, Mediterranean fever, undulant fever