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

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