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PRO/AH/EDR> Sarcocystosis, animals – Ireland: (DG) ovine

Other Animal Disease -- IrelandThe Department of Agriculture has confirmed that over 400 carcasses of lambs were destroyed after they were found to have a disease that can be transmitted to people.Veterinary inspectors detected the disease called sarcocystosis in lambs over several weeks, and carcasses were condemned before they entered the food chain.The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) explained that cases of people becoming infected with the sarcocystis parasite are more common in "cultures Read more [...]