ANTHRAX, BOVINE - USA (03): (NORTH DAKOTA)

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Date: 24 Aug 2010

Source: Associated Press [edited]







Anthrax cases reported in North Dakota county;

ranchers urged to vaccinate cattle

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North Dakota's Agriculture Department on Tuesday

[24 Aug 2010] said more cases of anthrax had been confirmed in cattle.



The new cases were in northeast North Dakota's

Pembina County. Earlier cases were confirmed in

Barnes, Dickey and Sioux counties, all in the

southern half of the state. [For accounts of

these check the 1st 2 reports listed below. MHJ}



State animal health officials are continuing to

urge ranchers to have their cattle vaccinated against the disease.



Anthrax bacteria spores lie dormant in the ground

and become active under conditions such as heavy

rainfall, flooding or drought. North Dakota

usually has a few anthrax cases in cattle every year.



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[Pembina is right on the Manitoba boundary and

across the old cattle trails from North Dakota

and Minnesota to Winnipeg, Canada. It has a very

long history of cattle anthrax, certainly back

into the 1920s and probably earlier. The rancher

was asleep and didn't vaccinate his stock this past Easter. ­ Mod.MHJ]



[The interactive HealthMap/ProMED map for North

Dakota is available at: - CopyEd.EJP]



[see also:

Anthrax, bovine - USA (02): (ND) 20100725.2496

Anthrax, bovine - USA: (ND) 20100520.1677

2009

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Anthrax, bovine - USA (ND) 20090917.3266

2008

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Anthrax, bovine - USA (02): (ND) 20080626.1968

2007

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Anthrax, bovine - USA (ND) 20070731.2459

2006

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Anthrax, bovine - USA (ND) (02) 20060627.1784

Anthrax, bovine - USA (ND) 20060626.1775

2005

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Anthrax, bovine - USA (ND)(04) 20050804.2267

Anthrax, bovine - USA (ND)(03) 20050728.2198

Anthrax, bovine - USA (ND) (02) 20050718.2067

Anthrax, bovine - USA (ND) 20050709.1947

2001

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Anthrax, human - USA (North Dakota): 2000 20010817.1944

2000

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Anthrax, cattle - USA (North Dakota) (02) 20000831.1457

Anthrax, cattle - USA (North Dakota) 20000802.1291

1999

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Anthrax - USA (North Dakota) 19980728.1432]

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