Police are urgently appealing for help in finding a man who is wanted in connection with the burglary of a 74-year-old woman.
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A grandmother was marked as the first case of a human catching a disease normally seen in dogs.
Wendy Hayes contracted Brucella canis from a fostered Belarusian dog in 2022. She then had to make the incredibly difficult decision of putting all her five dogs to sleep due to the severity of the bacterial infection that can lead to infertility in dogs.
The incurable disease was previously isolated to animals imported from areas such as Eastern Europe. Despite this, the UK Health Security Agency has confirmed it is spreading in the UK, with three human cases now confirmed, StokeOnTrent Live reports.
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So far this year, 91 canines have been recorded with the disease. Dr Christine Middlemiss, chief veterinary officer at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), told The Telegraph: "We have had spread of a case in the UK to another dog in the UK.
"It is through breeding in kennels. There is not a lot – there is very little. But that is new for us."
The spread of infection throughout the UK is believed to have originated from British dogs that came into contact with imported dogs or were offspring of such pets. Despite the spread, the disease is not yet considered a high enough risk to be classified as an endemic.
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A cross-government group, Human Animal Infections and Risk Surveillance (HAIRS), stated in a report on the risk of Brucella canis that there was a 'very low' risk of Brits becoming infected. While dog breeders, kennel workers, vets, and dog owners are at an increased risk, it is still classified as 'low'.
Scientists are reportedly
Police are urgently appealing for help in finding a man who is wanted in connection with the burglary of a 74-year-old woman.
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