ANTHRAX DISEASE

Northern Advocate, 22 April 1933, Page 7

ANTHRAX DISEASE

KAIPARA OUTBREAK.:.

SUCCESSFULLY' SUBDUED'"

FIRST FOR 30 YEARS.

(Special to “Northern Advocate.”) AUCKLAND,fTIiis' Day. “After a long period-of immunity from any cases, of anthrax.in fartn..animals in New Zealand, soup? cases have recently occurred ,on a small farm in the Kaipara -district/ ’-. said Dr, C. J. Reakes, Director-General of Agricnl- _ Hire, in confirming 'ycstcYclflrtP-' repdrtif ’ * that anthrax had been reported among cattle on a Northland farm. A® soon as the matter was reported, said Dr, Reakes, the situation was'aftended, to by officers of the livestock division of the Department of'Agriculture, and the property was strictly quarantined. Apparently, the stops' taken had proved successful, as no n/orthlity had occurred apat.F.&dm :onit.gr

in tho original eases, - .: : ...Dr. Reake'stsaid .flip.. disoasjo-di^,.no.t, spread easily plenro-j)neumon’ia, or fpot-nud-mouth disease, neither of __ AvhicH existed in 'New Zealand; . ‘ ‘ ? ediiree, of infectioii,,. had (. not been discovered, but the -.cases,, whiclv occurred about : 30 ycars'-agd'' were definitely attributable lo the use i

of infected, unsterilised Imnc imported from overseas. - : The: result - -; had been the Establishment bf Fapys-y tern of inspection .and' tho source of origin of imported bone*? manure and the results.. had, been. unsatisfactory. , 7 - •A-y - ' Even after 40 or 50 years anthray infectiod in the * soil could retain ■ vitality. , Investigations,.w<?re;;npir being carried out-tot discover the source of tho,Tast outbreaks:, -