Although little known, brucellosis is not a stranger to developed countries. In fact, in a country like France, 21 people were diagnosed as suffering from this zoonosis in 2008. But according to French health watchdog the InVS, the trend has been downwards in recent years.
In nineteen of the 21 cases reported in 2008, the illness was imported. Contamination originated in Turkey in 8 cases, Algeria in 6 cases, Italy in 2 cases, with 1 case respectively from Portugal, Spain and Tunisia. All the patients concerned reported having engaged in risk behaviour during their visits to these (...)