Sorry for the flood of posts today; I've had a bunch of catching up
to do after our mail server was replaced and I had a big backlog.
Thought this might interest some of you.
peace
misha
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CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE, DEER & ELK - CANADA (05)
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A ProMED-mail post
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1998 23:02:15 -0400
Source: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy list &
ANIMALNET Via: Robert A. LaBudde
According to this story, Saskatchewan's farmed elk are free to move
again but mystery still surrounds the animal that caused the elk
industry lockdown when it died of chronic wasting disease. George
Luterbach, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency veterinarian who
oversaw the investigation, was quoted as saying, "It would have been
nice to show a direct link back." said.
Luterbach was cited as saying the most likely source of infection was
the animal's mother, whom [which] had been imported from a part of
South Dakota where another sick elk had come from. There is some
evidence chronic wasting disease can be spread within a herd, but
Luterbach added that officials feel confident this animal has not
spread the disease.
The quarantine on the four farms that contained the infected animal
and its relatives has been lifted, but Luterbach said they will be
surveyed every six months to see if any animals show signs of disease.
[Written by: Ed White, Western Producer]
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Center for Integrated Ag Systems
UW-Madison College of Ag and Life Sciences
Voice: (608) 262-8018 FAX: (608) 265-3020
http://www.wisc.edu/cias/
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