Correction.Vol. 8, No. 7. In Time-Space Clustering of Human Brucellosis brucellosis /bru·cel·lo·sis/ (-o´sis) a generalized infection involving primarily the reticuloendothelial system, caused by species of Brucella. bru·cel·lo·sis (br  , California, 1973-1992, by G. Fosgate et al., an error appears in the results section. The corrected sentence appears below and online at http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol8no7/01-0351.htm. The Brucella Brucella /Bru·cel·la/ (broo-sel´ah) a genus of schizomycetes (family Brucellaceae). B. abor´tus causes infectious abortion in cattle and is the most common cause of brucellosis in humans. B. bronchisep´tica is another name for Bordetella bronchiseptica. B. su´is usually infects swine, but can also cause severe disease in humans. species was identified in 229 (55%) of the 416 cases analyzed. B abortus abortus /abor·tus/ (ah-bor´tus) a fetus weighing less than 500 g or having completed less than 20 weeks gestational age at the time of expulsion from the uterus, having no chance of survival. a·bor·tus ( was isolated from 39 cases, B. melitensis from 181, and B. suis from 9. We regret any confusion this error may have caused Emerging Infectious Diseases Policy on Corrections The Emerging Infectious Diseases journal wishes error-free articles. To that end, we 1) Make corrections as quickly as we become aware of errors 2) Publish corrections online and in print. Online, we correct the error in the article it occurred with a note that the article was corrected and the date of correction. In print, we prominently publish a full correction, printing all needed information, and provide the URL of the corrected online article for reprints. For additional information on corrections, send email to eideditor@cdc.gov. |
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