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Some animals may put hunters at risk for brucellosis, a disease that can cause severe illness. Learn about what you can do to prevent this illness.

Animals can be entertaining and educational. However, people, especially children, can get sick from contact with animals. The good news: You can help prevent illnesses from animals.

Kristen Wendorf, MD1,2 (Author affiliations at end of text).

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Edith N. Nyangoma, MD1,2, Carmen Sofia Arriola, PhD1,3, Jose Hagan, MD1,4, Christina Socias, DrPH1,5, Sara Tomczyk, MSc1,6, Louise Francois Watkins, MD1,6, Matthew Westercamp, PhD1,6, Curi Kim, MD7 (Author affiliations at end of text).

Ellen Andresen, MSc1, Oleg O. Bilukha, MD2, Zeray Menkir, MPH3, Megan Gayford, MPH1, Millicent Kavosa1, Mulugeta Wtsadik1, Gidraf Maina, MPH1, Mesfin Gose, MSc4, Irene Nyagucha, MSc5, Cyrus Shahpar, MD2 (Author affiliations at end of text).

James Matthias, MPH1, Cristina Dusek2, P. Scott Pritchard, MPH1, Laura Rutledge2, Paula Kinchen3, Mark Lander, MS3 (Author affiliations at end of text).

Kendra Cuffe, MPH1, William Stauffer, MD2, John Painter, DVM1, Sharmila Shetty, MD1, Jessica Montour, MPH3, Weigong Zhou, MD, PhD1 (Author affiliations at end of text).

Alberto Díaz-Quiñonez, PhD1, Irma Hernández-Monroy1, Norma Montes-Colima1, Asunción Moreno-Pérez1, Adriana Galicia-Nicolás1, Hugo Martínez-Rojano, PhD1, Concepción Carmona-Ramos, MD2, Miroslava Sánchez-Mendoza, PhD2, José Cruz Rodríguez-Martínez3, Lorena Suárez-Idueta, MD3, María Eugenia Jiménez-Corona, PhD3, Cuitláhuac Ruiz-Matus, MD3, Pablo Kuri-Morales, MD4 (Author affiliations at end of text).