This updated edition includes five new chapters: endocrinal brucellosis, difficulties in diagnosis and management, HIV and brucellosis, bioterrorism and brucellae, and spondylitis with neurobrucellosis.

The pathology and immunology of brucellosis in humans are fully covered. The histopathological aspects of the brucella organisms are discussed in detail. The text describes in depth the cardiovascular complications of the disease.

As well as medical and paramedical literature published during 1981 and 1982, also includes references omitted from Saudi medical bibliography, 1887-1980.

Contains references to literature on drug analysis and local medical plants, nutritional values of local traditional food, environmental studies, animal life in Saudi Arabia, academic theses and dissertations on medical and paramedical ...