Foot and Mouth disease - Turkey

[zkurmus]

from zaman.com - summary translation by zk

All animal markets to be closed in Mugla due to the increase of foot and mouth disease in the area. All animal movements in and out of the region is prohibited until March 31.

Muğla'da hayvan pazarları kapatıldı

Şap hastalığı ?nlemleri ?er?evesinde Muğla'da bulunan hayvan pazarlarının kapatıldığı a?ıklandı.

Muğla Tarım İl M?d?r? Veli ?elik, yakın illerde şap hastalığının g?r?lmesinin ardından ?nlem amacı ile Muğla il genelindeki hayvan pazarlarına giriş ve ?ıkışların 31 Mart tarihine kadar kapatıldığını belirtti.

İl genelinde alınan kararın sadece ?nlem amacı ile alındığını belirten Veli ?elik, şunları s?yledi:

''Yakın illerde hayvanlar ?zerinde şap hastalığının tespit edilmesi sonucu il genelinde b?yle bir uygulamaya gittik. ??nk? şap hastalığı hayvanlara r?zgar aracılığıyla da bulaşabilen bir hastalık. Bu nedenle ay sonuna kadar hayvan pazarları, hayvan giriş ve ?ıkışlarına kapatıldı. Bunun yanında şap hastalığına karşı hayvanların aşılama ?alışmalarına başlandı. ?alışmalar, m?d?rl?ğ?m?ze bağlı Hayvan Sağlı Şube M?d?rl?ğ? ekiplerimiz tarafından koordineli olarak devam ediyor.'' [14:42:00]

10.03.2006

[eladdie]

Re: Foot and Mouth disease - China

China - Foot and Mouth

I am seriously starting to think Foot and Mouth may be h5n1. Why else would it be showing up in all the same places as bird flu?


China has reported an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease on a farm in the country's remote northwest, the government said.
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Nineteen head of cattle and two pigs had to be culled after researchers confirmed the disease Sunday in Guinan county, Qinghai province, according to a statement on the agriculture ministry's website.
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It was the fourth outbreak this year, based on previously published data from the ministry.
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January saw an outbreak in northwest China's Ningxia region, followed by another in Jiangsu province in the east of the nation the same month, and a third in Gansu province in the northwest earlier this month.
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Foot-and-mouth disease is a severe, highly contagious viral disease affecting cattle, pigs, sheep and other livestock. It is not usually fatal but causes losses in the production of meat and milk. ? AFP

China has reported an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease on a farm in the country's remote northwest, the government said.
.
Nineteen head of cattle and two pigs had to be culled after researchers confirmed the disease Sunday in Guinan county, Qinghai province, according to a statement on the agriculture ministry's website.
.
It was the fourth outbreak this year, based on previously published data from the ministry.
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January saw an outbreak in northwest China's Ningxia region, followed by another in Jiangsu province in the east of the nation the same month, and a third in Gansu province in the northwest earlier this month.
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Foot-and-mouth disease is a severe, highly contagious viral disease affecting cattle, pigs, sheep and other livestock. It is not usually fatal but causes losses in the production of meat and milk. ? AFP

http://www.todayonline.com/articles/106409.asp

[zkurmus]

Re: Foot and Mouth disease - Turkey

Eladdie - it is strange, isn't it? It just appears in the same areas as BF cases. Probably because the same areas are relying on livestock for their livelyhoods, and nothing more of a relation than that (lets hope).

from zaman.com

Foot and Mouth Disease Quarantine in Kars is over
Was from Feb 27 till today. All livestock markets to be opened tomorrow, and animal movements allowed in and out of the city. All livestock to be vaccinated, with 250,000 vaccinations planned.

Kars'ta şap karantinası sona erdi

Kars Tarım İl M?d?r? Yusuf Yurdalan, şap hastalığı nedeniyle uygulamaya konulan karantinanın sona erdiğini bildirdi.

Yurdalan, 27 Şubat'ta Subatan Mahallesi'nde bir mihrakta g?r?len şap hastalığı nedeniyle başlatılan 15 g?nl?k karantina s?resinin sona erdiğini belirtti.

Karantina nedeniyle kapatılan hayvan pazarları yarın a?ılacağını ifade eden Yurdalan, ayrıca hayvan hareketleri de serbest bırakılacağını s?yledi.

Şap hastalığına karşı aşılama ?alışması başlattıklarını da anlatan Yurdalan, kampanya kapsamında 250 bin hayvanın aşılanmasının hedeflendiğini de kaydetti. [17:09:00]

13.03.2006

[zkurmus]

Re: Foot and Mouth disease - Turkey

Outbreaks in Kayseri and Bayburt as well...

KAYSERİ - Kayseri'nin İncesu il?esine bağlı Kızıl?ren beldesi, b?y?kbaş hayvanlarda şap hastalığı g?r?lmesi ?zerine karantina altına alındı.
14 Mart 2006 Salı -- 14:14:00

BAYBURT - Bayburt Hayvan Sağlığı Zabıtası Komisyonu, 6 k?yde rastlanan şap hastalığı nedeniyle il ve il?elerde kurulan b?t?n hayvan pazarlarını s?resiz kapattı.
14 Mart 2006 Salı -- 12:20:00

[Mellie]

Re: Foot and Mouth disease - Turkey

Epidemics and pandemics have ecological and environmental underpinnings. The population frequently exceeds the "carrying capacity" of the land:

• humans pack in living space more tightly than is optimal
• to sustain the population, humans raise food animals in close proximity to each other, making their food animals vulnerable to illness
• short space causes poor humans to live too closely with the animals they raise for food increasing the probability of cross-species infection

It's no surprise to me that there are multiple disease outbreaks at once. Conditions are ripe. Such conditions occur in cycles in nature and create the ups and downs of the natural cycle.

Is it the way a complex biological system like planet earth cleanses itself?

Sure. We're one with nature, like it or not.

[emmysue]

Re: Foot and Mouth disease - Turkey

California, too...

What's going around this week
Posted: 3/21/2006 12:35:44 PM

http://www.cbs47.tv/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=EC1623AF-E7F7-43C9-910B-0D488F95E3E4

The flu is off the radar this week, but we're seeing cases of something we haven't seen in a while.

Dr. Jeffrey Gardner in Clovis reports seeing children with hand, foot mouth disease. it's an infection caused by a cold virus. It causes sores in the mouth and blisters on the feet and hands. Expect a sore throat and aches that go away in about a week. It is contagious.

He's also seeing bronchitis and skin infections caused by a fungus.

Dr. Paul Baker is a pediatrician with Kaiser Permanente Fresno. He is seeing children with strep. Look for a fever over 102, sore, red throat and enlarged lymph nodes. A throat swab is used to diagnose. Antibiotics are the treatment.

He's also seeing stomach flu caused by a virus and hand-foot-mouth disease.

Dr. Teri Brown is a pediatrician with Sequoia Family Medical in Porterville. She is seeing stomatitis caused by several viruses. It causes painful blisters in the mouth. No sour or spicy foods andkeep children hydrated with clear fluids. It lasts 4 to 9 days.

She's also treating kids with viral syndrome and diarrhea.

Dr. Lucia Mireles Chavez is with Fresno Children's Medical Group. Stomach flu tops her list. Symptoms can include vomiting and diarrhea. Keep the liquids flowing to prevent dehydration. Rest and wash hands to avoid spreading the germs.

She's also seeing upper respiratory infections and croup.