Published Date: 2007-05-19 07:00:02
Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax, human, livestock - Argentina: 2006
Archive Number: 20070519.1590

ANTHRAX, HUMAN, LIVESTOCK - ARGENTINA: 2006
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Date: Fri 18 May 2007
From: Ramon Noseda <rnoseda@laboratorioazul.com.ar> [edited]

Anthrax outbreaks, Argentina, in 2006
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In 2006 there were 29 anthrax outbreaks affecting cattle with a total of 9
human cutaneous anthrax cases, with 3 in the province of Buenos Aires in
the partidos of Azul & Rauch.
Provincia de Buenos Aires (from 1977 to 2006 there were 41 partidos
(counties) affected in this province):
Azul (3), Benito Juarez (1), Coronel Pringles (1), Coronel Tejedor (1),
Daireaux (1), General Alvear (2), General Lamadrid (1), Lobos (1), Puan
(2), Rauch (2), Suipacha (1), Tandil (1)
Provincia de Cordoba:
Roque Saenz Pena (1), Rosales (1)
Provincia de La Pampa:
Cohelo (3), Huacal (2), Santa Rosa (1), Tornquist (4)
Since 1997 the annual incidence has been steadily decreasing. Inter-agency
discussions are in hand to have coincident anti-FMD [foot and mouth
disease] and Sterne vaccination of all cattle in Buenos Aires Province.
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communicated by
Ramon Noseda <rnoseda@laboratorioazul.com.ar>
[This was extracted from Dr Noseda's annual report for this disease. It
includes data from Laboratorio Azul Diagnostico, INTA - Balcarce (Dr
Ernesto Odriozola), Laboratorio Santa Rosa-La Pampa (Dr Fernando Esain),
and Laboratorio Bahia Blanca-Bs.As (Dr Luis Alvarez). We are grateful for
Ramon and his colleagues sharing it with us, and for the progress Argentina
is having in controlling this disease. - Mod.MHJ]
....................mhj/ejp/sh

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