Brucellosis

Description

A disease caused by an infection with the gram-negative bacteria Brucella. This disease is characterised by fever, muscular pain, or sweating. Transmission is by ingestion of unpasteurized milk and soft cheeses made from infected animals. Confirmation is by identification of Brucella or antibodies to Brucella.

Index terms

Brucellosis
Malta fever
Mediterranean fever

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brucella infection
brucellosis infection
undulant fever
Brucellosis due to Brucella melitensis
Cyprus fever
Gibraltar fever
Neapolitan fever
brucellosis melitensis
infection due to Brucella melitensis
melitensis febris
mountain fever
Brucellosis due to Brucella abortus
brucellosis abortus
infection due to Brucella abortus
Brucellosis due to Brucella suis
brucellosis suis
infection due to Brucella suis
Brucellosis due to Brucella canis
brucellosis canis
infection due to Brucella canis
Mixed brucellosis infection
mixed brucella infection
mixed brucellosis
Brucella sepsis with septic shock
Brucella sepsis without mention of septic shock
brucella sepsis NOS

Inclusions

Malta fever
Mediterranean fever
undulant fever

Exclusions from above levels

NE83.1 – Infection arising from device, implant or graft, not elsewhere classified

Sibling codes

1B90 – Rat-bite fevers
1B91 – Leptospirosis
1B92 – Glanders
1B93 – Plague
1B94 – Tularaemia
1B96 – Erysipeloid
1B97 – Anthrax
1B98 – Cat-scratch disease
1B99 – Pasteurellosis
1B9A – Extraintestinal yersiniosis
1B9Z – Unspecified zoonotic bacterial disease

Foundation entity

Brucellosis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/730510331

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: 01: Certain infectious or parasitic diseases