Brucellosis -- Israel
A 70-year-old woman, resident of Northern Israel, was admitted to the Bnei Zion Medical Center (BZMC, Haifa) following the consumption of unpasteurized camel's milk.
The Director of the Clinic for Infectious Diseases and Travel Medicine at BZMC, Dr. Alona Paz, said: "She came to us with fever and weakness, and after a series of tests, the Brucella bacterium was discovered in her blood. The source of infection is camel's milk, which the patient used to drink during the last 2 months, 2 cups
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