Preferred Label : Brucellosis due to Brucella melitensis;
ICD-11 definition : Brucella melitensis is non-motile, Gram-negative, aerobic, unencapsulated cocci or
short rods. Brucella melitensis is the most prevalent species causing human brucellosis,
owing in part to difficulties in immunizing free-ranging goats and sheep.;
ICD-11 synonym : Gibraltar fever; Neapolitan fever; Cyprus fever; melitensis febris; brucellosis melitensis; infection due to Brucella melitensis; mountain fever;
Brucella melitensis is non-motile, Gram-negative, aerobic, unencapsulated cocci or
short rods. Brucella melitensis is the most prevalent species causing human brucellosis,
owing in part to difficulties in immunizing free-ranging goats and sheep.
