Anthrax Reported in Texas

It’s the same song, yet another verse for naturally-occurring anthrax cases in livestock and wildlife in Val Verde and <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"

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It’s the same song, yet another verse for naturally-occurring anthrax cases in livestock and wildlife in Val Verde and Crockett Counties in Southwest Texas. A little rain, a lot of hot weather and the invisible, spore-forming bacteria Bacillus anthracis has resurfaced, putting unvaccinated livestock and grazing wildlife at risk in the area.


 


“Anthrax has been confirmed in a pen of deer in Val Verde County, and in a Charolais bull in Kinney County. We know that that anthrax often goes under-reported, as we hear of anecdotal reports of livestock or deer losses without laboratory confirmation. Many ranchers forego the veterinary inspection and laboratory tests, and, instead, just begin vaccinating,” reported Bob Hillman, DVM, Texas‘ state veterinarian and head of the Texas Animal Health Commission. “Anthrax cases are not unusual, but a laboratory confirmation should alert ranchers and livestock owners that it is time to vaccinate their animals in Val Verde, Kinney and surrounding counties

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