What is Brucellosis? According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease caused by bacteria of the Brucella group. It is a disease of animals, mostly domesticated livestock, which spreads to humans when they are in direct contact with the infected animals or consumes untreated meat or dairy. is this disease new? A study conducted by the Department of Microbiology, Belgaum tells us that the disease in itself is over 100 years old and has been a significant and increasing veterinary and public health problem in India. The reason for this widespread problem in India is the living conditions in rural India and their proximity to the domestic/wild animals. What has caused the recent outbreak? The Brucellosis outbreak was caused by a leak at a biopharmaceutical company last year. The leak took place when the company was producing Brucella vaccines for animal use. The factory, reportedly, used expired disinfectants and sanitisers - meaning not all bacteria were eradicated in the waste gas. The contaminated waste gas formed aerosols that contained the bacteria and got carried into the city by the wind.

According to CNN, the Health Commission of Lanzhou, the capital city of Gansu province, confirmed that 3,245 people had contracted the disease. Another 1,401 people have tested as preliminarily positive, though there have been no fatalities reported.
Brucellosis is caused by a new virus from China.
Based on the provided evidence, which option from the following: Options: 

 - supported

 - refuted

 - not enough evidence

 - conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking is true?

Claim: Brucellosis is caused by a new virus from China.

Evidence: What is Brucellosis? According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease caused by bacteria of the Brucella group. It is a disease of animals, mostly domesticated livestock, which spreads to humans when they are in direct contact with the infected animals or consumes untreated meat or dairy. is this disease new? A study conducted by the Department of Microbiology, Belgaum tells us that the disease in itself is over 100 years old and has been a significant and increasing veterinary and public health problem in India. The reason for this widespread problem in India is the living conditions in rural India and their proximity to the domestic/wild animals. What has caused the recent outbreak? The Brucellosis outbreak was caused by a leak at a biopharmaceutical company last year. The leak took place when the company was producing Brucella vaccines for animal use. The factory, reportedly, used expired disinfectants and sanitisers - meaning not all bacteria were eradicated in the waste gas. The contaminated waste gas formed aerosols that contained the bacteria and got carried into the city by the wind.

According to CNN, the Health Commission of Lanzhou, the capital city of Gansu province, confirmed that 3,245 people had contracted the disease. Another 1,401 people have tested as preliminarily positive, though there have been no fatalities reported.


conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking
Based on the provided evidence, which option from the following: Options: 

 - supported

 - refuted

 - not enough evidence

 - conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking is true?

Claim: Brucellosis is caused by a new virus from China.

Evidence: What is Brucellosis? According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease caused by bacteria of the Brucella group. It is a disease of animals, mostly domesticated livestock, which spreads to humans when they are in direct contact with the infected animals or consumes untreated meat or dairy. is this disease new? A study conducted by the Department of Microbiology, Belgaum tells us that the disease in itself is over 100 years old and has been a significant and increasing veterinary and public health problem in India. The reason for this widespread problem in India is the living conditions in rural India and their proximity to the domestic/wild animals. What has caused the recent outbreak? The Brucellosis outbreak was caused by a leak at a biopharmaceutical company last year. The leak took place when the company was producing Brucella vaccines for animal use. The factory, reportedly, used expired disinfectants and sanitisers - meaning not all bacteria were eradicated in the waste gas. The contaminated waste gas formed aerosols that contained the bacteria and got carried into the city by the wind.

According to CNN, the Health Commission of Lanzhou, the capital city of Gansu province, confirmed that 3,245 people had contracted the disease. Another 1,401 people have tested as preliminarily positive, though there have been no fatalities reported.


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