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PRO/AH/EDR> Brucellosis, canine – Italy: (MH) dog

Brucellosis -- ItalyItalian police on Tuesday [19 Jan 2021] shut down a dog breeding farm near Ancona in [the region] Marche.Around 850 small dogs were sequestered at Trecastelli near the Marche port city. Five people were placed under investigation.As well as being packed into tight, poorly aired pens, around half the dogs were found to be infected with _Brucella canis_, a very infectious dog bug transmissible to man.Although it held almost 900 animals, the facility was only authorised for a maximum Read more [...]