Tuesday, 20 November 2018

PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax - Australia (07): (VI) ovine

Anthrax -- Australia
Agriculture officials in Victoria, Australia reported responding to positive identification of anthrax in a sheep on a property near Swan Hill over the weekend [17-18 Nov 2018]. Victoria's Chief Veterinary Officer, Dr. Charles Milne, said the affected property had now been quarantined and appropriate biosecurity protections were in place.
Dr. Milne said it was not unusual for incidents of anthrax to be detected in cattle and sheep in the region, with several farms in the Swan Hill area

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6156357&promed&0

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