Brucellosis (also known as Malta, Mediterranean or Undulant Fever) has aptly been nicknamed the Corps Disease because of the major role played by the Royal Army Medical Corps in elucidating its nature and discovering its mode of spread, thus leading to its prevention and eradication. This history of brucellosis, incorporating a complete bibliography of all references to the disease in the Journ...

We describe a 66-year-old woman hospitalized with fever, fatigue and hepatopathy. In her medical history arterial hypertension (treated with propranolol and lisinopril), diabetes mellitus type 2 (no treatment before admission) and a gout arthropathy were noted wherefore a therapy with allopurinol 300 mg per day has been started 4 months before. Liver biopsy revealed fibrin-ring granulomas, comp...

Department of Health Services Management, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Malta, Msida, Malta, 2 School of Social Policy, College of Social Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK, 3 Aston Business School, Aston University, Birmingham, UK, Department of Insurance, Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy, University of Malta, Msida, Malta, Department of Economics, F...

mission which consisted of four Knights Grand Cross and two Knights, who worked through the chief physician-'princeps medicorum'-who was appointed by the Grandmaster for life. When the era of the Knights ended with their surrender to General Bonaparte there was a short interregnum until the British took over government and re-established the Infirmary as a Military hospital. It was largely dest...

Background: Brucellosis is one of the most prevalent diseases common between humans and animals. It is also called Malta fever, Undulant fever and Mediterranean fever. This disease is spread by consuming milk and its unpasteurized derivatives. Clinical symptoms of brucellosis in humans are fever, chills, headache, muscular pain, tiredness, loss of appetite, joint pain, weight loss, constipation...

Aims: Brucellosis (Malta fever) is one of the most common zoonosis diseases. The role of the family in preventive behaviors against brucellosis is important, so this study was conducted to determine the relationship between preventative behaviors of brucellosis and family-based empowerment models in women in families with brucellosis patients in Iran. Instrument & Methods: 200 people participa...

The recent introduction of fever into Liverpool by the crew of an Egyptian vessel being a matter of special interest to the members of the Epidemiological Society, the following facts regarding it are submitted for their information :? The Egyptian steam frigate Scheah-Gehaed left Alexandria in the month of Nov. 1860, and after calling at Malta, arrived at Liverpool on the 16th of February. Her...

Department of Applied Biomedical Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Malta; Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Department of Physiology & Biochemistry, University of Malta, Malta; University of Patras, Department of Pharmacy, University Campus, Patras, Greece; Thalassaemia Clinic, Section of Pathology, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta; Erasmus MC, Department of Cell Biology; Nethe...