UNDULANT FEVER
Authors: JOSEPH L.  MILLER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1934)

Article1 November 1934UNDULANT FEVERJOSEPH L. MILLER, M.D., F.A.C.P.JOSEPH L. MILLER, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-8-5-570 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptWhile we are not justified in calling undulant fever a new disease in this country, there is no doubt that of late there has been a great increase in its incidence. This I believe can be explained only in part by new interest in and consequent recognition of this disease. The character of the fever curve in many cases is so unlike that of any known fever, that it should have attracted the attention of physicians in the past.A few imported cases were reported as early as 1897. C. F. Craig in 1904 reported the first recognized case acquired...References1. HUDDLESON IF: Is Bacterium abortus pathogenic for human beings? Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1926, lxxxvi, 943-944. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. HARDYJORDANBOOTSHARDY AVCFIHGC: National Institute of Health Bulletin, No. 158. Google Scholar3. DIETRICHBONYNGE HCW: Undulant fever in childhood, Jr. Pediat., 1932, i, 46-57. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. STARR LE: Va. Agricultural Exper. Station Bull. No. 48. Google Scholar5. CARPENTERBOAK CMRA: Undulant fever; sources, modes of infection and prophylaxis, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1933, clxxxv, 97-109. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. DIBLEPOWNALL JHM: Evidence of Brucella abortus infection in slaughterhouse men, Am. Jr. Hygiene, 1932, xxxii, 347-353. Google Scholar7. HUDDLESONJOHNSON IFHW: Brucellosis; significance of Brucella agglutinins in blood of veterinarians, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1930, xciv, 1905-1907. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. THOMSEN A: Correlation of occupation with serologic reactions for Brucella abortus , Jr. Infect. Dis., 1930, xlviii, 484-497. Google Scholar9. BAYNE-JONES S: Agglutination tests for the diagnosis of undulant fever, Am. Jr. Pub. Health, 1930, xx, 1313-1322. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. SASANOCALDWELLMEDLAR KTDEM: Complement fixation and agglutination tests in Brucella abortus infection, Jr. Infect. Dis., 1931, xlviii, 576-580. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11. MEYERS JW: Jr. Prevent. Med., 1931, v, 240. Google Scholar12. DOOLEY P: Undulant fever; epidemic of subclinical infection with Brucella, Arch. Int. Med., 1932, l, 373-379. CrossrefGoogle Scholar13. KULOWSKIVINKE JTH: Undulant (malta) fever spondylitis; report of case due to Brucella melitensis, bovine variety, surgically treated, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1932, xcix, 1656-1659. CrossrefGoogle Scholar14. FELDMANOLSON WHC: Spondylitis of swine associated with bacteria of Brucella group, Arch. Path., 1933, xvi, 195-210. Google Scholar15. SIMPSONBOWERS WMLG: Surgical aspects of undulant fever, Am. Jr. Surg., 1929, vii, 597-604. CrossrefGoogle Scholar16. GWATKIN R: Brucella abortus infection in guinea-pigs; prevention and treatment with immune serum, Jr. Infect. Dis., 1933, liii, 230-236. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Chicago, Illinois*Read at the Chicago meeting of the American College of Physicians, April 20, 1934. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 November 1934Volume 8, Issue 5Page: 570-580KeywordsFevers ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 November 1934 PDF downloadLoading ...