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Anthrax hits Klamath cattle herd
By Steven DuBois / The Associated Press
Published: September 02. 2012 4:00AM PST
PORTLAND — Anthrax has been confirmed as the cause of death in a Klamath County steer and is suspected in the deaths of two others from the same herd, state officials said Friday.
Outbreaks of naturally occurring anthrax do occur in the West, but this is Oregon’s first anthrax case involving an animal in more than five decades, said Brad Leamaster, a state veterinarian.
Animals generally get the disease by ingesting or inhaling spores that can survive in soil for decades. The weather plays a factor, with outbreaks more common in droughts and floods.
Anthrax can be treated with antibiotics if caught quickly. If not, it has the potential to kill many animals in a short period of time. The disease killed more than 100 animals on ranches in Colorado and Texas in the first weeks of August, according to news reports. A 2001 outbreak in Texas wiped out more than 1,600 animals, including antelope, cows, deer, horses, llamas and sheep.
The Oregon steer with anthrax died Aug. 22 at a ranch near Fort Klamath. Autopsies were not performed on the other dead cattle.
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Is there a vaccination program planned in the affected area? The bacillus remains active in the soils for up to 40 years which is why carcases are not opened, usually just diagnosed from a blood smear taken from the ear, as opening the carcase releases the bacilla which encapsulate on contact with air which triggers the 'hiberation'.
 
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Is there a vaccination program planned in the affected area?
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There are in other affected areas so I would think if more cases are reported a vaccination program will be put in place in the Portland area.
SL
PS: This is one good reason to always carry, NOT drag, a dead carcass to your disposal site.


Anthrax in Cattle: Vaccine Considerations
Russ Daly, DVM, Extension Veterinarian
Cases of anthrax in cattle on North and South Dakota pastures in recent years have justifiably been a source of concern for farmers and ranchers. Questions about reducing the risk of losses due to the disease are common. Fortunately, anthrax is a disease for which there is an effective vaccine that may be used to help decrease the associated potential death losses.
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Source: https://www.sdstate.edu/vs/extension/be ... ations.htm

Also see:
http://www.atozvetsupply.com/Anthrax-Va ... 3-csav.htm
 

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