Of the Brucella canis cases reported in 2020, 2021 and 2022 with a known origin, more than half, 43, came from Romania.Testing for pets takes place at the Animal and Plant Health Agency in Weybridge. Human testing is carried out by the Brucella Reference Unit at the Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
‘We have seen a small number of cases of Brucella canis in people in the UK this year,’ said Dr Wendi Shepherd, head of emerging infections and zoonoses at UK Health Security Agency . ‘However, the risk to the general public in the UK is very low and the risk to people who have had close contact with an infected dog is low.’
Speaking to The Telegraph, she added: ‘From the small number of cases of the infection that have been reported in humans worldwide, the infection is usually mild, but people who have weakened immune systems, are pregnant, or are young children may be more likely to experience more serious infection.’
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