Anthrax - Canada (SK, MB)(10)

International Society for Infectious Diseases
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Source: Saskatoonhomepage.ca [edited]
<http://www.saskatoonhomepage.ca/index.php?option=com_d4j_ezine&task=read&page=9&category=22&article=1063&Itemid=87>

The anthrax death toll in Saskatchewan has risen to 779 . . .
following the deaths of 53 animals last week.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says 5 new farms reported the
disease last week. The year-to-date total stands at 153.

One new rural municipality reported anthrax in the past 7 days. The
R.M. of Leask is located about 100 kilometers north of Saskatoon. A
total of 45 rural municipalities have had at least one anthrax case this year.