Disease alert for your pig dog

By Nigel Gillan
Updated July 28 2017 - 9:46am, first published July 27 2017 - 1:08pm
VIRUS: Dogs can be infected with Brucella suis when pig hunting, or if fed raw feral pig meat. Photo: supplied.
VIRUS: Dogs can be infected with Brucella suis when pig hunting, or if fed raw feral pig meat. Photo: supplied.

Anyone who has regular contact with animals should be aware of the risk of “zoonotic” diseases – those which can be spread from animals to humans. Fortunately many of these diseases are uncommon. There are some well-known examples which can be caught from livestock (such as leptospirosis or Q fever), but feral animals or wildlife can also pose a risk.

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