Outbreak of Anthrax in France ..

gozunda

Worst anthrax outbreak in 20 years hits French farms

https://f7td5.app.goo.gl/LQakG

greysides

This is a comment communicated by ProMED, the International Society for Infectious Disease.


There is confusion in the numbers of animals and farms affected. This report seems to have been assembled from a number of sources. But the opening statements have over 50 head of various livestock clinically acutely affected on some 28 farms. This spread is typical of summer epidemics when biting flies (tabanids) are involved as they can take the infection from herd to herd, from neighbouring pastures to some 15+ kms out.

Earlier Reports available at:

http://www.promedmail.org/post/20180716.5908970

http://www.promedmail.org/post/20180806.5950106

gozunda

Following that up - I notice there have been outbreaks of Anthrax in the US, Mongolia, Romania and China and now France all since the beginning of August this year.

Question for Greysides - I don't remember quite so many outbreaks in such a short space of time in previous years? Is this usual?

greysides

I doubt it's unusual, we just don't get to hear about it. Occasionally ProMed reports human deaths due to consumption of dead animals in places like Mongolia.
Also occasionally it turns up as 'Wool Sorters Disease' in Australia, a pulmonary form due to inhaling spores from the wool or hide, in the case of abattoir workers. It has been know in this country too in association with leather work. In the States, where cattle die on the open range and aren't buried, the spores can travel in the wind. Similarly there was a lot of Anthrax in association with the wagon trails that opened up the 'Wild West'.