Brucellosis is spread to humans by unpasteurised milk. Photo by Janine Chedid on Wikimedia

Diagnosis of brucellosis relies on:

Demonstration of the agent: blood cultures in tryptose broth, bone marrow cultures. The growth of brucellae is extremely slow (they can take until 2 months to grow) and the culture poses a risk to . . . → Read More: Brucellosis Diagnosis, Treatment and Occurrence