Letter to the Editor regarding “Brucellosis in Kuwait: An overlooked endemic zoonosis from a One Health perspective”

Authors

  • Sulaiman A. A nagreyyah Family Medicine Department, King Fahad Armed Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Author
  • Mohammed A. ALJehani Family Medicine Department, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.66585/ohmi.2025.1.0007

Keywords:

Brucellosis, Epidemiology, Human cases, Kuwait, One Health

Abstract

Not applicable

References

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Published

2026-03-31

Issue

Section

Letter to the editor

How to Cite

nagreyyah, S. A. A., & ALJehani, M. A. (2026). Letter to the Editor regarding “Brucellosis in Kuwait: An overlooked endemic zoonosis from a One Health perspective”. One Health Microbiology & Infection, 1(1), 39-41. https://doi.org/10.66585/ohmi.2025.1.0007

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