Taiwan: The first positive case of zoonotic brucellosis detected in Pingtung dairy sheep farm in more than 30 years

The Animal and Plant Inspection and Quarantine Service of the Ministry of Agriculture stated today (9th) that during the annual regular active monitoring of brucellosis at a dairy sheep farm in Jiuru Township, Pingtung County, 3 sheep were found to be positive for brucellosis. The confirmed sheep have been culled, and the others have been culled. The sheep were tracked and screened, and the case farm has been cleaned and disinfected. Xu Rongbin, deputy director of the National Prevention and Inspection Administration, said that this year, 554 domestic dairy farms and 185 dairy sheep farms were monitored. This is the only confirmed case and should be an isolated case; Domestic and commercially available goat milk has been pasteurized, which can effectively kill Brucella bacteria, so the public can buy it with confidence. Xu Rongbin said that brucellosis is a Category B animal infectious disease with low transmissibility. Therefore, all animals in the farm with positive cases will ...