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PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax – USA (05): (IN) bovine

Anthrax -- United States_Bacillus anthracis_, commonly known as anthrax, has been diagnosed on a Southern Indiana beef cattle farm. A private practitioner collected tissue samples for laboratory testing after the animal died unexpectedly. Only a single, mixed-breed bull died; other animals in the herd have not shown clinical signs. The infected animal was incinerated on-site, and the farm was placed under a 30-day quarantine and observation order by the Indiana State Board of Animal Health (BOAH). Read more [...]