The Nature of Brucellosis was first published in 1956. Though the problems of brucellosis vary from one country to another and even within the same country, the disease is recognized as worldwide in scope. It is realized everywhere that brucellosis is primarily a disease of domestic animals and that the human illness cannot be reduced or eliminated as long as the animal reservoir remains. In this volume Dr. Spink, a world authority on the disease, presents a comprehensive review of human and animal brucellosis and the results of important new research. The book will make a significant addition to the libraries of physicians, veterinarians, public health workers, clinical pathologists, and those engaged in basic biological research. Much of the material is based on Dr. Spink's clinical experience with human brucellosis as seen at the University of Minnesota Hospitals for 20 years and as observed in various parts of the world. He provides complete clinical descriptions of the disease with many illustrations and summarizes the protocols of 244 cases. He describes in detail methods of diagnosis and treatment for human brucellosis and outlines procedures for preventing the disease. The report of research covers studies on tissue reactions, intracellular parasitism, hypersensitivity, and the pathogenesis of the disease in animals and man. A survey of the literature provides a bibliography of almost 1,000 references. There are over 60 illustrations.