THE DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF BRUCELLOSIS
Authors: Walter M. Simpson
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1941)

Article1 September 1941THE DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF BRUCELLOSISWALTER M. SIMPSON, M.S., M.D., F.A.C.P.WALTER M. SIMPSON, M.S., M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-15-3-408 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe past decade has witnessed a remarkable advance in our knowledge of the incidence of brucellosis. The author's prediction,1in 1930, that brucellosis would probably soon become recognized as a public health problem of major proportions, was based upon the discovery of 90 cases of the disease in and about Dayton during a period of 18 months. Prior to this investigation the disease was not known to be prevalent in this area. 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