A Victorian beef property has been quarantined after anthrax killed a
17-month-old Hereford heifer.
The Department of Natural Resources and Environment (DNRE) quarantined the
property 50km north-west of Swan Hill in north-western Victoria after
pathology samples confirmed diagnosis of the disease.
DNRE manager Animal Health Operations, Dr John Galvin, said immediate
measures had been taken to ensure there were no implications for public
health, food safety and trade.
The infected carcase was incinerated and remaining cattle on the property
have been vaccinated.
Dr Galvin said investigations into why anthrax was confirmed in an area
where it had previously been unreported were continuing.
The property will remain quarantined for 42 days with no animals leaving it
during this time.
The anthrax case is the third confirmed in Victoria since June 1998.
http://theage.com.au/articles/2002/11/25/1038173679153.html
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The primitive savages called certain places,'sickness country.' They didn't
have the benefit of Mongo's physics education.
