Tag Kevin J. Downes

Human brucellosis is caused by organisms of the genus Brucella and continues to be a major public health problem worldwide. Humans are accidental hosts and acquire this zoonosis from direct contact with an infected animal (cattle, sheep, camels, goats, and…

Tularemia is a zoonosis caused by the gram-negative bacterium Francisella tularensis. Tularemia is primarily a disease of wild animals; human disease is incidental and usually results from tick or deer fly bites or contact with infected live or dead wild…