State Orders Destruction of Cattle in Rabies Case
US - Agriculture Commissioner Gus R. Douglass has ordered the destruction of all cattle remaining at a Hampshire County farm where several animals tested positive for rabies.
3 April 2008
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The commissioner said today he issued the order to protect other livestock and human health.
"This one is extremely sensitive and serious,'' he said. "There's just no way that we can permit these animals to get into commerce.''
Rabies is an infectious virus that attacks the nervous system and is usually fatal without treatment. Six people who had worked with the infected cattle are being treated for the disease as a precaution, although none showed symptoms.
Source: Charleston Gazette
