For more treatment information about Malta fever, see treatment of Brucellosis.
Thus undulant fever, a particularly debilitating illness that often led to rheumatism, became known as Malta fever - to which many Maltese objected.
Brucellosis has many synonyms derived from the geographical regions in which the disease occurs (e.g., Mediterranean fever, Malta fever, Gibraltar fever, Cyprus fever).
Origin
Mid 19th century: named after Malta, where it was once prevalent.