Woman who was first to catch incurable dog disease in UK recalls symptoms
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA 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. Read more: The four conditions night sweats could be a sign of 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.
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