A woman have become first person in english in contracting brucella canisprompting veterinarians to call for the introduction of mandatory pre-import testing of dogs to detect disease, as reported by magazine Veterinary Records.

After contracting the disease from the Belarusian rescue dog he developed, Wendy Hayes from Stoke-on-Trent were also forced to put all their dogs to sleep following the transmission of the infection between animals.

B.canis is a reportable disease and is one highlighted by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) and the UK Department of Environment, Food and Rural (Defra) when suspending commercial imports of dogs from Ukraine and neighboring countries in April.

Looks like ‘Moosha’, that german shepherd cross pregnant women who transmit the disease to their owners, had been imported in March prior to this ban.

although zoonotic risk B.canis considered low, in February 2021 Public Health England (PHE) produced a “risk review and statement” of the risk the disease poses to the human population in the UK.

In their report they suggest that dog importers should have the option to voluntary test dog from countries where the disease is endemic.

After the news of the Hayes case, Ian Wrightveterinarian and head of the European Scientific Council on Companion Animal Parasites (ESCCAP) in the UK and Ireland and director of guidelines for ESCCAP Europe, took the position one step further and suggested that testing should be mandatory for dogs imported from countries where the disease is a disease. endemic.

“It low zoonotic risk But, as this case shows [el caso Hayes]It’s very real,” he said. “Ideally, testing should be mandatory for dogs imported into the UK from endemic countries, but until that happens, the most important thing a veterinarian can do is recommend testing for pet owners and charities,” added

Clinical signs of B.canis including infertility, abortion, endometritis, epididymitis and orchitis, and scrotal edema. Wright also highlights the various non-reproductive conditions that can occur as a result of the disease, including chronic uveitis, lymphadenitis, and lethargy.