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Important Zoonoses of Sheep (Brucellosis (Brucella suis, Established withi…
Important Zoonoses of Sheep
Brucellosis
Brucella suis
Established withi Qld/northern NSW feral pig population
Transmitted to people when there has been contact through breaks in their skin with tissues/body fluids (blood, urine, uterine discharges, aborted material)
Detected in pig hunting dogs that have been fed raw feral pig meat
Infected dogs are typically euthanased, but can treat with long courses of antibiotics.
Causes orchitis, back pain, limping and abortion
If dogs are wounded while hunting, use PPE to manage. Do not feed raw pig meat, wash dogs after every hunt, do not breed from dogs suspected of having brucellosis (venereal transmission)
Hydatid tapeworms
Tapeworm whose natural reservoir is dogs.
Encyst in sheep lungs and liver - causes carcase penalties and poses risk to animals/humans consuming offal.
Encysts in humans
Do not feed dogs sheep offal and drench farm dogs (or any dog) with praziquantal 5 mg/kg/mth.
Disposal or carcases (prevents fox/wild animal access)
Q-fever
Coxiella burnetti
Excreted in urine, placenta, uterine fluids, faeces, milk
Persistent in the environment and can be contracted from cattle, sheep, goats, cats, dogs and macropods.
Flu-like symptoms, pyrexia, chronic fatigue