France: A case of bovine brucellosis detected in Haute Savoie; the herd will be slaughtered

An infectious disease feared by breeders: a case of bovine brucellosis was confirmed on Tuesday in a dairy farm in Haute Savoie, said the Ministry of Agriculture in a press release. Brucellosis is a bacterial disease that can be transmitted to humans through contact with the infected animal or by eating contaminated raw milk dairy products. "Precautionary measures were therefore taken immediately, from the first suspect analyzes on October 20," says the Ministry of Agriculture, which specifies that since that date, the herd's milk has been used only for the manufacture of products. pasteurized. Now that a case has been confirmed, all cattle in the infected herd will need to be slaughtered. This is a regulatory requirement because brucellosis is a "must-eradicate" disease. France has been considered "free" from brucellosis since 2005, but a resurgence had already been observed in 2012 in the Bargy massif, in Haute Savoie. Two human cases were then diagnosed after eating ...