BRUCELLOSIS

Abstract

It seems particularly appropriate for doctors of veterinary and of human medicine to exchange ideas and to. work together in the study and control of brucellosis, a widespread infection of man and animals. That some of the most important contributions to the knowledge of the subject have been made by doctors of veterinary medicine is too well known to require documentation but too important to fail to acknowledge. The interdependence of the two disciplines is so great as to make desirable an even greater degree of collaboration. Brucellosis of animals and of man presents an almost unique twofold problem. It is one of the most difficult of all diseases to diagnose, particularly in the chronic illness. When a diagnosis has been arrived at, the problems of treatment are manifold. DIAGNOSIS Importance of Early Diagnosis.— Brucellosis must be considered in the diagnosis of any obscure illness. Early diagnosis is difficult with