Contagion. another animal has died of anthrax near Omberg in Östergötland, this time on a new farm. This means that nine animals died a short time in the same area.
The place where the last anthrax case confirmed situated a few kilometers from the place where the previous cases occurred. Now the areas cordoned off and it is working on tracing and vaccination.
– There is of course a loss to the livestock owner and a concern for the local area. We know that there is an increased risk of local spread around each case, says Karl Ståhl, Assistant statsepizootolog at the National Veterinary Institute.
Exactly why so many cases broken out you do not know but pet owners should report if an animal dies, the disease course is often so fast that you do not have time to discover that the animal is sick before it died.
Anyone who sees dead deer and moose should also report it to the Board of Agriculture, because they can carry the infection.
– in the past it was common with the so-called anthrax graves. They dug just the cows that died of anthrax and in connection with earthworks, the infection may spread again, but it may be due to infection from wild animals, too, says Karl Ståhl.
A anthrax tomb can spread infection in about 70 years. The recent cases of anthrax in Sweden occurred in 2013 and 2011. Although humans can contract the disease, but it is unusual.
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