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Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 42, 2010 - Issue 3
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CASE REPORT

Hidden health risks of the Hajj—A report of two cases of brucellosis contracted by pilgrims during the Hajj

Shirin Kalimuddin Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Singapore General HospitalCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Cherng Jye Seow Department of General Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
,
Timothy Barkham Microbiology Laboratory, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
,
Rama Narayana Deepak Department of Pathology, Singapore General Hospital
,
Lin Li Department of Infectious Diseases, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
&
Thuan Tong Tan Department of Infectious Diseases, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
Pages 228-230 | Received 07 Oct 2009, Accepted 09 Oct 2009, Published online: 19 Jan 2010
 
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Abstract

Commonly occurring health hazards associated with the Hajj have been well described in the literature. However, there remain other serious but less well known health risks. We present here 2 cases of brucellosis contracted from drinking unpasteurised camel's milk during the Hajj.

Declaration of interest: No financial support has been received for this project. There are no areas of possible conflict of interest to declare.

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