ANTHRAX

Hokitika Guardian, 26 April 1933, Page 8

ANTHRAX

OUTBREAK AT KAIPARA

AUCKLAND, April 21

that cases of anthrax had jeeurred among cattle on a farm in jhc North Auckland district were •oufirmed by Dr. C. J. R-eakes, Di-rector-General of Agriculture, who s visiting Auckland. “After «■ long period of immunity rom any cases of anthrax in farm .mimals in New Zealand, said Dr. Henkes, “some cases recently oc•urred on a small farm in the Kaipara district. Immediately the matter became known to officers of the Livestock Division of the Department of Agriculture it was taken in hand and a strict quarantine was imposed on the property. It seems evident that the stops takeii have been successful i' preventing further mortality apart rom tint involved by the original uses. Anthrax dees not spread easily s do diseases like pleuro-pneumonia 01 cot-and-moutb disease. for instance, ■either of which is present in New Zealand.

‘‘‘The .source of infection in this case has not yet been ■stablished. Cases which occurred ir die Dominion nearly 3d years 'C.g n vere definitely traced to the use of infected unsterilised bone manure imported from abroad, and a s a remit a system cf inspection and certification at the source of origin of ‘mpoi'ted hone manure yms established, with entirely satisfactory re-

mits. Anthrax •infection can remain n the soil for 40 or 50 years and •etain its vitality.

“The question of what was tli.p originated cause of this bed outbreak's now being thoroughly investigated.”