Anthrax - Canada (SK,MB) (11)

International Society for Infectious Diseases
<http://www.isid.org>

CFIA anthrax update SK 13 Sep 2006
---------------------------------------------
Positive premises, 153; pending, 5

Mortality on positive premises, 783: cattle 480;
horses 6; swine 3; sheep 29; bison 250; white
tailed deer (WTD) 11; elk 2; goats 2.

Carcass disposal: burnt 69 per cent; buried 23
per cent; pending or inaccessible 8 per cent.

Only SK changes are in:
Prince Albert District
Torch River: 12 premises, no change: cattle was
77, now 83; sheep now 3, was 2; bison still 47

No changes for Manitoba.

--
Robert W. Allen, DVM
District Veterinarian /Vétérinaire de district
Canadian Food Inspection Agency / Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments
320 - 1288 Central Avenue
Prince Albert, SK S6V 4V8