Brucellosis in pigs
Primefact Number: 1001 Edition: First edition Released/reviewed: Mar 2010
Brucellosis in pigs is caused by the Brucella suis (B. suis) bacterium.
Infection of feral pigs has been reported in Northern Australia, and a number of human infections have been reported in people who hunt and handle tissues from feral pigs.
This Primefact details how infection is transmitted, the clinical signs of the disease in pigs and people, and what can be done to prevent infection.
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