Brucellosis -- Fiji
Recent tests carried out by the Livestock Department within the Ministry of Agriculture detected brucellosis bacteria in livestock in Savusavu and Taveuni [Cakaudrove province].
The ministry's senior livestock officer Anasa Ralogaivau said brucellosis was a highly contagious zoonosis caused by consumption of unpasteurised milk or undercooked meat from infected animals, or by close contact with their secretions.
Mr Ralogaivau said after the discovery, transportation of cows and cattle out
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