Bulgaria - Anthrax cases

[Gert van der Hoek]

Случай на антракс в силистренска ферма

Случай на антракс е установен в кравеферма в Силистренското село Добротица. Информацията е повърдена от директора на Районната ветеринарно-медицинска сбужба в Силистра Георги Петров. Заболяването е установено след лабораторни изследвания в Стара Загора Във фермата са умрели 8 животни , но пробите на седем от са отрицателни

source: news.bg

google translated

A case of anthrax in a farm in Silistra

Case of anthrax was found in dairy farm village in Silistra Dobrotitsa.

Information povardena by the Director of the Regional Veterinary sbuzhba in Silistra Georgi Petrov.

The disease is found after laboratory tests in Stara Zagora.

In eight farm animals have died, but seven samples were negative. When an animal is isolated anthrax.

Steps have been taken to contain and eradicate the outbreak. Introduced fifteen day quarantine and vaccination against anthrax is made of animals.
Prohibited removal of grazing.

An animal vaccination in the village. Farm workers has been prophylaxis with antibiotics.

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Bulgaria - Anthrax case in a cow

Re: Bulgaria - Anthrax case in a cow

Previous cases:

A case of cutaneous anthrax in Targovishte

18.11.2009, 15:26 (updated 18.11.2009, 15:32)
news.bg
Comments (0)
In the case of cutaneous anthrax reported Radio Shumen, referring to the Regional Inspectorate for Protection and Control of Public Health in Targovishte.

Disease is 37-year-old man of Targovishte Municipality. He was infected by contaminated soil. He was admitted for treatment in the Department of Infectious targovishte hospital.

For the case have informed the Ministry of Health and the Director of the Regional Veterinary Service - Targovishte, to take measures protivoepidemichni.

Anthrax is an acute contagious disease, which ill wild and domestic animals. Man is infected by contact with infected animals or handling their products (leather, wool, meat, etc..) Disease exists in three forms - skin, lung and gastrointestinal bowel.

Disease with high mortality and is one of the diseases used as biological weapons.

http://news.ibox.bg/news/id_2039689744
-------------------------------------------------

Case of anthrax in Popovo

08.07.2009, 19:53 (updated 8/7/2009, 19:56)
news.bg
Comments (1)
Popovo woman is sick from anthrax, said the Regional Health Inspection in Targovishte, cited by BNR.

The case has been proven clinical and laboratory. The woman is being treated in the Division of Infectious Hospital in Targovishte.

Most likely ill is infected with spores of anthrax from contaminated soil.

The GP is a woman's prescription to take protivoepidemichni measures and to monitor and the whole family.

In case information is filed and the Ministry of Health.

Anthrax is an acute contagious disease, which ill wild and domestic animals.

http://news.ibox.bg/news/id_2039689744

-----------------------------------------

Horse meat contaminated with anthrax in Shumen

08.04.2009, 17:08 (updated 4/8/2009, 17:17)
news.bg
Comments (10)
72 residents of Shumen and Smyadovo bought horse meat from animals infected with Anthrax.
This was announced by Dr. Marko Markov, Director of Communicable Diseases Surveillance "at the Regional Inspectorate for Protection and Control of Public Health in Shumen, BNR.

Sample sent to the veterinary service confirmed the presence of the disease.

All 72 people were in the 8-day monitoring and a 5-day antibiotic prophylaxis, although not all eat meat.

http://news.ibox.bg/news/id_2039689744

------------------------------------------------

In Dobrich woman died of anthrax

07.09.2006, 11:55 (updated 9/7/2006, 15:41)
news.bg
Comments (22)

69-year-old woman died of anthrax in Dora hospital.
The diagnosis was confirmed by the reference laboratory for particularly dangerous infections in Sofia.

The woman had a fulminant septic ongoing anthrax, where germs spread all over the body and blood.

Fedrie Mehmedova deceased was from the village of Kamen, Darik Radio reported. Dora is adopted in hospital with suspected heart attack.

Later her temperature and white blood cell count increased, leading experts to believe that they are infected. Meanwhile, the chest and neck of the patient had appeared hemorrhagic edema.

It was found that the house of deceased animals are slaughtered. It is believed that the woman was infected by them.

This is the first in Dobrich on septic form of anthrax, said the head of the Regional Inspectorate for Protection and Control of Public Health Dr Svetla Angelova.

So far only recorded cases of skin form of the disease known as anthrax, which is not contagious.

Hygiene inspectors RIPCPH already assigned to antibiotic prophylaxis for all people who had contact with sick. Farmyard in her house was disinfected.

Meanwhile it became clear that store packaged groceries owned by the family of deceased woman is sealed.

http://news.ibox.bg/news/id_2039689744