brucellosis

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

brucellosis
    n 1: infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by
         contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk
         products; characterized by fever and headache [syn:
         {brucellosis}, {undulant fever}, {Malta fever}, {Gibraltar
         fever}, {Rock fever}, {Mediterranean fever}]
    2: an infectious disease of domestic animals often resulting in
       spontaneous abortion; transmittable to human beings [syn:
       {brucellosis}, {contagious abortion}, {Bang's disease}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

malta fever \malta fever\ n. (Med.)
   An infectious disease contracted from meat or milk products
   from infected domestic animals; called also {brucellosis} and
   {undulant fever}.
   [WordNet 1.5]