| observations on brucellosis due to brucella melitensis. | a special study was made of the problem of brucellosis due to brucella melitensis in visits to mexico city in 1948, to the fao/who brucellosis centres at montpellier (france), florence (italy), and rijeka (yugoslavia) in 1951, and to spain in 1952. br. melitensis infection in human beings causes more severe illness than br. abortus infection. it develops primarily in rural communities living in close contact with goats and sheep; cattle and swine may also harbour the infection.in diagnosis, the ... | 1953 | 13106703 |