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Splenic fever detected at Swedish farm

Xinhua, July 14, 2016 Adjust font size:

Three cows have been found dead at a farm in Omberg, southeastern Sweden, after being infected with splenic fever.

It is the first recorded case of the disease in Sweden since 2013 and it happened at a farm that lies near a nature reserve with rambling paths.

It was test results from the Swedish National Veterinary Institute that showed the cows died from splenic fever, a serious bacterial infection also known as anthrax.

Humans are generally resistant to splenic fever, whereas cattle, sheep, horses, mules and some wild animals are highly susceptible. However, the disease can be transferred from animals to humans so those individuals who have been in direct contact with the deceased cattle at the Omberg farm have been in touch with a doctor specializing in communicable disease control.

The incident is the fourth outbreak of splenic fever among cattle in Sweden since 2008. The last case, in 2013, was at a farm in Orebro in central south Sweden. However, no human has been infected with the disease in Sweden since 1965. Endit