Request

“Please can you tell me:

  1. (broken down by year between the period 2022 - 2025), how many cases of Brucella canis infection have been diagnosed in humans in Scotland?
  1. What the diagnostic criteria was for determining this infection?
  2. Whether Public Health Scotland has adopted the same diagnostic criteria as England did in 2024 (retrofitted to 2022), and, if so, for what perio d NI have retrofitted this to? The criteria are outlined in this report: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/common-animal-associated-infections-2024/common-animal-associated-infections-england-annual-report-2024
Last updated: 21 November 2025