Undulant Fever in California
Authors: J. Edward Harbinson
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1930)

Article1 November 1930Undulant Fever in CaliforniaJ. EDWARD HARBINSON, M.D.J. EDWARD HARBINSON, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-4-5-484 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptUndulant fever has received considerable attention in the medical literature, especially since the notable discovery by Alice Evans1 of the relationship of the Micrococcus melitensis of Bruce to the Bacillus abortus of Bang. There are still many unsolved problems relative to this disease and, in our present formative stage of investigation, we should hesitate to draw conclusions from presumptive evidence.Incidence in United States: About 1500 cases2have been reported in the United States during the past three years. 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Google Scholar37 CARPENTER CM: Brucella abortus in udder of vaccinated and naturally infected cattle. Cornell Vet., 1926, 16: 133-136. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Woodland, California*Read before the meeting of the American College of Physicians, Minneapolis, Minn., February 13, 1930.26#x2020;From Department of Medicine, Woodland Clinic. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 November 1930Volume 4, Issue 5Page: 484-493KeywordsBacillusFeversPrevention, policy, and public health ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 November 1930 PDF downloadLoading ...