Transmission routes of canine brucellosis

Jun 17,2024
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The transmission routes of canine brucellosis:

1. Source of Brucella infection: mainly sick animals, including sheep, goats, cattle, buffalo, Cows and pigs. Other animals such as dogs, deer, horses, camels, etc. can also be sources of infection.

2. Pathogen transmission: Pathogens mainly enter the human body through contact with the skin and mucous membranes of the body surface, such as delivering lambs, slaughtering sick animals, skinning, milking, etc.

3. Infection from the digestive tract: Brucella can be infected through the digestive tract, such as eating raw milk and dairy products containing Brucella, or contaminated drinking water and meat, and inhaling Brucella. Aerosol transmission of infection due to contaminated dust is also one of the transmission routes.

Preventive measures for canine brucellosis:

1. Strengthen the quarantine of imported dogs and breeding dogs, and eliminate all positive dogs to control and eliminate brucellosis. Prevalence of leucellosis. Strengthen personal protection to prevent being bitten or scratched by pets. When people have wounds, do not let animals lick them.

2. Go to the pet hospital regularly to give your pet a physical examination. Detect diseases early and treat them promptly to eliminate sources of infection. Clean and disinfect the pet's living environment regularly, and bathe the pet frequently.

3. Pay attention to personal hygiene and wash your hands promptly after handling pet excrement. Therefore, the germ is a disease that is transmitted between humans and dogs. If a dog suffers from this disease, it can also be transmitted to humans.

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