Brucellosis is a zoonotic infectious disease caused by Brucella. Cattle, sheep, pigs, including dogs we are familiar with, and other animals may be infected with each other.

If animals are infected with brucellosis, it can cause miscarriage, infertility, inflammation of reproductive organs and fetal membranes, and infection in humans can also cause undull fever (Malta fever, also known as brucellosis, Mediterranean flaccid fever, Wave fever or unduplicated fever is a zoonotic infectious disease caused by Brucella. It has the characteristics of wide host, strong contagion and difficulty in eradication after infection. The main clinical manifestations are long-term fever, hyperhidrosis, joint pain and liver and spleen inflammation. Swelling, etc.)

Is it contagious between people?

The main sources of infection are sick sheep, cattle, pigs, dogs and other sick animals. Sheep are the main source of infection causing the epidemic of this disease. Patients can also shed bacteria from feces, urine, and milk, but cases of human-to-human transmission are rare.

What are the main channels of communication?

Brucellosis can be transmitted through various routes such as the gastrointestinal tract, respiratory tract, reproductive system mucous membranes and damaged or even undamaged skin, and can be infected through contact or consumption of secretions, body fluids, contaminated meat, milk, etc. of infected animals; Tick ​​bites between animals can also spread brucellosis. If susceptible animals live in groups, cross-infection is more likely.

What are the symptoms of brucellosis in dogs?

Different species of Brucella have different host animals. After infection in various animals, the main symptoms are abortion, orchitis, epididymitis, mastitis, metritis, arthritis, hind limb paralysis or lameness. Among the animals we come into contact with daily, we mainly look at the symptoms of dogs if they are infected with brucellosis. Most dogs infected with brucellosis lack clinical symptoms and are mostly invisible infections, especially young dogs and non-pregnant dogs. A few of them miscarry within 40-50 days of pregnancy. The vaginal discharge of female dogs and lymph nodes Swelling. Male dogs often suffer from orchitis and epididymitis, testicular atrophy, prostatitis and scrotal dermatitis.

When is the best time to test for brucellosis?

If the female dog you raise often suffers from miscarriage, and the male dog’s testicles are swollen, red, and inflammatory, you should take him to the pet hospital in time for investigation of brucellosis. At the same time, if you have just formed a new family and want to add another family member to the family (preparing to give birth to a baby), we also recommend taking your pet to a regular pet hospital for a series of zoonotic diseases. Check and let the baby be born and grow in a healthy environment.

How to prevent brucellosis?

Generally speaking, animals susceptible to brucellosis are livestock animals, and the infection rate of general domestic pets is low, so general pet vaccines do not have attenuated vaccines for the disease. If a pet at home has similar symptoms, try to avoid touching the pet's secretions with bare hands unless brucellosis is ruled out. Conduct a detailed examination to ensure that there is no brucellosis infection before "getting intimate" "touch.