BRUCELLOSIS, BOVINE - RUSSIA: (VOLGOGRAD)

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Date: Fri 12 March 2010
Source: Height 102.0 Information Agency [in Russian, trans. Corr.ATS, edited]



An outbreak of brucellosis in cattle has been registered in the
Kletskiy rayon (district) according to the local authorities. The
incident involving 51 cattle happened in the village of Ventsi. A
veterinary post has been installed in the village to prevent trade of
milk and dairy products.

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[The most recent official information on the situation of the
zoonotic disease bovine brucellosis (typically caused by _Brucella
abortus_) in Russia, as available on the OIE website, dates back to
2005. During that year, 402 bovines, in at least 3 locations, were
found positive within the Volgograd oblast; no slaughter or culling
of these animals was reported.

The HealthMap/ProMED-mail interactive map of Russia can be seen at
.
Kletskiy rayon is situated within the Volgograd oblast (No. 41 in the
Southern Federal District map at
).
The village of Ventsi is probably too small to appear on available maps.

A laboratory confirmation, excluding _B. melitensis_ (which is also
endemic in various parts of Russia and may infect cattle) is
anticipated. According to Russia's reports to the OIE, _B.
melitensis_ has not been reported from the Volgograd oblast at least
since 2005 (reports available from January 2005 to June 2009).
However, in 2008 there was suspicion that a consignment of sheep
infected with _B. melitensis_ introduced the agent in 2007, from
Volgograd to the Moscow region (see ProMED-mail 20080317.1043).

Further information on bovine brucellosis is available at
.
- Mod.AS]

[see also:
2009
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Brucellosis, livestock, human - Russia (02): (VR) 20091012.3526
Brucellosis, livestock, human - Russia: (OM) 20090701.2380
Brucellosis, ovine, bovine - Russia: (CV) 20090423.1530
Zoonotic disease trends 2007-2008 - Russia (02): brucellosis 20090103.0025
2008
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Brucellosis, ovine, human - Russia (Altai) 20080902.2749
Brucellosis, livestock, human - Azerbaijan, Russia 20080518.1658
Brucellosis, ovine - Russia (Moscow ex Volgograd) (02) 20080318.1047
Brucellosis, ovine - Russia (Moscow ex Volgograd) 20080317.1043
2007
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Brucellosis, ovine - Russia (Buryatia) 20070611.1903
Brucellosis, ovine - Russia (Sverdlovsk region) 20070522.1639
Brucellosis, ovine - Russia (Kaluga) 20070517.1572
Brucellosis, ovine - Russia (Samara, Orenburg) 20070209.0510
2005
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Brucellosis, human - Russia (Dagestan) 20050826.2523
Brucellosis, ovine - Russia (Perm) 20050303.0652
2004
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Brucellosis, human, livestock - Russia (Moscow) 20040102.0008]
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