Dogs: Brucellosis

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the (a) prevalence of Brucella Canis and (b) risk it presents to humans in the UK; and what steps including import controls she is taking to prevent the

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1. 11 January 2023

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the (a) prevalence of Brucella Canis and (b) risk it presents to humans in the UK; and what steps including import controls she is taking to prevent the

   Source: Commons

2. 24 January 2023

   Answer

   Brucella canis is classed as a reportable disease under the Zoonoses Order and in 2022, the first full reporting year, 54 cases were reported. The Human Animal Infections & Risk Surveillance group (HAIRS), chaired by Defra, published a risk statement ...

   Source: Written answer

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