Scrapie -- Iceland
The Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority, MAST, announced Friday night [10 Sep 2021] that a case of scrapie had been confirmed in a sheep on the farm Syðra-Skörðugil in Skagafjörður, North Iceland, mbl.is [Iceland Monitor] reports. There are 1500 sheep on the farm, including lambs. This is the 2nd time Syðra-Skörðugil is hit by a case of the disease; the previous case was confirmed 30 years ago. The extent of the spread of the disease is being assessed.
Scrapie is a fatal,
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?8668651&promed&0
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