The Institute of Public Health of Montenegro has confirmed the first cases of brucellosis in humans, and the presence of this disease was determined in sheep from a farm in Bioč near Podgorica.
The Directorate for Food Safety, Veterinary and Phytosanitary Affairs announced that they were informed by the Institute of Public Health about a laboratory-confirmed case of brucellosis in humans.
As stated, experts conducted blood sampling of sheep on the suspected farm and the samples were delivered to the Specialist Veterinary Laboratory in Podgorica, Montenegrin media reported.
The suspected farm was placed under surveillance and all prescribed measures were taken in accordance with the Regulation on Measures for the Prevention, Detection, Suppression and Eradication of Brucellosis in Sheep and Goats.
The Directorate notes that brucellosis in sheep and goats is a health and economic problem in Mediterranean countries, but that it also occurs in other parts of the world.
It affects sheep, goats, cattle, pigs and other domestic animals, but in some cases, due to direct contact with a sick animal or consumption of animal products from infected animals, it can also be transmitted to humans.
