Table 1. Summary of cases in a brucellosis outbreak in Zhangping City, Fujian Province in 2019.
| Case number | Suspected exposure | Drinking method | Onset date | Main symptoms | Lab results | |
| RBT | SAT* | |||||
| Abbreviations: RBT=rose Bengal test; SAT=Serum agglutination test.
*Warm bath: warming up the milk to a suitable temperature by bathing it into warm water. | ||||||
| I (index case) | Goat milk | Warm bath* or direct consumption | June 1 | Fever, sweating, fatigue | Positive | 1:400 |
| II | Goat milk | Warm bath or direct consumption | June 3 | Fever, fatigue | Positive | 1:400 |
| III | Goat milk | Warm bath or direct consumption | June 12 | Fever, vomiting, fatigue | Positive | 1:400 |
| IV | Goat milk | Direct consumption | April 3 | Muscle aches, fatigue | Positive | 1:100 |
| V | Goat milk and processing pork | Direct consumption | May 27 | Fever, muscle aches, sweating, fatigue | Positive | 1:200 |
| VI | Goat milk | Warm bath or Direct consumption | June 10 | Headache, fever, chills, fatigue | Positive | 1:800 |