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PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax – USA (03): (SD) bovine

Anthrax -- United StatesAnthrax is responsible for recent deaths in a cattle herd in Bon Homme County, South Dakota. State Veterinarian Dustin Oedekoven says that at least 4 adult cattle died suddenly in the herd, which had not been vaccinated against anthrax.He also confirmed that anthrax killed 8 cows from a herd of 87 unvaccinated cattle in Clark County, South Dakota.Anthrax spores survive indefinitely in contaminated alkaline soils, and nearly all areas of South Dakota have the potential of experiencing Read more [...]