Visceral abscesses due to Brucella suis infection in a retired pig farmer.

A 78-year-old retired pig farmer developed brucellosis and died of liver failure >20 years after her last exposure to infected livestock. This is an exceptionally long incubation period for this infection, which usually presents within weeks of exposure.

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