Brucellosis -- United Kingdom
The lockdown puppy boom has sparked fears over a disease that can be transferred from dogs to humans -- leaving owners with fevers and back pain.
The new disease, brucellosis, has seen a 1900% rise in just 3 years -- with health authorities now stepping up checks in a bid to control it.
Infection in dogs is transmitted in mating or contact with after-birth fluids.
The disease has been detected in 60 dogs in the past year [2020/21] compared to just 3 in 2017/18 -- with fears that the
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?8429267&promed&0
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