Anthrax is playing in Saskatchewan for the first time since the 80's and look what precedes them.... coincidence??? 
Anthrax spreads to 45 Saskatchewan farms, killing 175 cattle
Last Updated: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 | 12:38 PM CT
CBC News
The deadly anthrax bacteria has spread to 45 farms in northeastern Saskatchewan, leaving 175 cattle dead and one person infected with a mild form of the disease.
Federal health authorities say the disease is now under control and does not pose a significant threat to humans or cattle.
The infected person, an unidentified man in his 50s from the Melfort area, is expected to make a full recovery.
The Canadian Food and Inspection Agency (CFIA) said Tuesday that the cattle disease has now been found on 45 farms in the Melfort/Humboldt area of northeastern Saskatchewan, up from 36 premises reported in the previous update on Monday.
A CFIA spokesperson told CBC News that the higher numbers do not mean that the disease is spreading, but merely represent an increase in the number of test results that have come in.
"Our monitoring of the situation indicates that the number of cases is declining," CFIA said.
About 175 cattle have died of anthrax since the disease was isolated earlier this month, up from 149 cattle in the previous report. Most of them were beef cattle.
CFIA has now vaccinated more than 8,000 cattle in the immediate area and in a buffer zone around the infected farms, effectively isolating the disease. More cattle will be vaccinated if necessary.
A spokesman for the Public Health Agency of Canada said only person has been infected. That man has contracted skin anthrax, a milder form of the disease, and is being treated with antibiotics. It is the first incidence of human anthrax in Canada since 1990, when a Vancouver woman allegedly picked up the bacteria from a woollen sweater she was wearing.
Anthrax is a relatively common disease in the rural areas of northern Saskatchewan and Alberta, but does not usually cause a serious problem as long as the outbreak is isolated quickly.
Usually transmitted through an open sore from infected soil, hides or meat, anthrax cannot be transferred between humans. On rare occasions, it moves into a person's stomach or lungs, causing a more serious infection.
Anthrax spreads to 45 Saskatchewan farms, killing 175 cattle
Last Updated: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 | 12:38 PM CT
CBC News
The deadly anthrax bacteria has spread to 45 farms in northeastern Saskatchewan, leaving 175 cattle dead and one person infected with a mild form of the disease.
Federal health authorities say the disease is now under control and does not pose a significant threat to humans or cattle.
The infected person, an unidentified man in his 50s from the Melfort area, is expected to make a full recovery.
The Canadian Food and Inspection Agency (CFIA) said Tuesday that the cattle disease has now been found on 45 farms in the Melfort/Humboldt area of northeastern Saskatchewan, up from 36 premises reported in the previous update on Monday.
A CFIA spokesperson told CBC News that the higher numbers do not mean that the disease is spreading, but merely represent an increase in the number of test results that have come in.
"Our monitoring of the situation indicates that the number of cases is declining," CFIA said.
About 175 cattle have died of anthrax since the disease was isolated earlier this month, up from 149 cattle in the previous report. Most of them were beef cattle.
CFIA has now vaccinated more than 8,000 cattle in the immediate area and in a buffer zone around the infected farms, effectively isolating the disease. More cattle will be vaccinated if necessary.
A spokesman for the Public Health Agency of Canada said only person has been infected. That man has contracted skin anthrax, a milder form of the disease, and is being treated with antibiotics. It is the first incidence of human anthrax in Canada since 1990, when a Vancouver woman allegedly picked up the bacteria from a woollen sweater she was wearing.
Anthrax is a relatively common disease in the rural areas of northern Saskatchewan and Alberta, but does not usually cause a serious problem as long as the outbreak is isolated quickly.
Usually transmitted through an open sore from infected soil, hides or meat, anthrax cannot be transferred between humans. On rare occasions, it moves into a person's stomach or lungs, causing a more serious infection.
