Undulant Fever in Connecticut with Reports of Three Cases

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Article1 December 1928Undulant Fever in Connecticut with Reports of Three CasesT. P. MURDOCK, M.D., F.A.C.P., W. E. HALL, M.D.T. P. MURDOCK, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, W. E. HALL, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-2-6-545 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptUndulant fever, known also as Malta fever, Mediterranean fever, and Gibraltar fever, is characterized by continued fever, or fever with short remissions and relapses, neuralgic pains, joint swelling, orchitis, and profuse perspiration.DISTRIBUTIONText books state that undulant fever has not been reported north of latitude 45°N. or south of 40°S. latitude. It is known to have occurred in every part of the island of Malta.Orr and Huddleson (1) have reported sixteen cases of undulant fever occurring in Michigan from June 1926 to October 1927. Cases of undulant fever due to theBacillus abortushave been reported in New...Bibliography(1) ORRHUDDLESON PFIF: An epidemiological study of Undulant Fever in Michigan, Amer. Journal of Public Health, 1927, xvii:1242. CrossrefGoogle Scholar(2) CARPENTER CM: Undulant Fever from Brucella Abortus. J.A.M.A., 1926, lxxxvii:16. Google Scholar(3) KEEFER CS: Report of a case of Malta Fever originating in Baltimore, Maryland. Johns Hopkins Bulletin, 1924, xxxv:6. Google Scholar(4) SENSENICHGIORDANO RLAS: Brucella abortus infection. J.A.M.A., 1928, xc:22. Google Scholar(5) Personal communication from the Connecticut State Board of Health. Google Scholar(6) EVANS AC: Malta Fever, Public Health Reports, 1924, vol. xxxix. Google Scholar(7) MCALPINEMICKLE JGFL: Bacterium abortus infection in man. American Journal of Public Health, 1928, xviii:5609. Google Scholar(8) OLIVERMASOT DM: On the diagnosis of Malta Fever by the intradermal reaction. Marseille Med., 1924, lxi:1206-1211. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Meriden, Connecticut PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byUndulant Fever in the United States*GEORGE BLUMER 1 December 1928Volume 2, Issue 6Page: 545-549KeywordsArthralgiaBacillusFeversInflammationOrchitisSweat Issue Published: 1 December 1928 PDF downloadLoading ...