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Heartbroken woman had to put down her five dogs as she's first in UK to contract ultra rare disease

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A heartbroken grandmother was left with no choice but to put down her family's five dogs after becoming the first person in the UK to be diagnosed with a rare animal-borne disease, writes The Mirror.

Wendy Hayes had to euthanise her beloved pets after they contracted Brucella canis from a Belarusian rescue dog she was fostering.

The infected dog, Moosha, had only been with Wendy for three days before she started aborting her puppies all over the home in a "horrific" experience that lasted 17 hours.

The 61-year-old was initially put on a "stay at home" notice due to a fear of rabies - but both her and the dog were eventually diagnosed with the rare disease two months later.

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