Ecological and Microbiological Examination of Territories Non-Welfare for Anthrax in the Republic of Buryatia

Abstract

Aim. Analysis of results of ecological and microbiological examination of territories nonwelfare for anthrax in territories of Barguzinsky and Kurumkansky districts of the Republic of Buryatia for justification of prophylaxis measures. Materials and methods. Space photographs were used and area and landscape signs of cattle grave sites were established. 174 samples of soil and 6 samples of bone remains of agricultural animals were obtained and studied. Results. Examination of 15 objects in 12 non-welfare for anthrax stationary points of the Republic of Buryatia was carried out in August 2014. A novel approach to detection of abandoned cattle grave sites, where DNA of Bacillus anthracis had been detected in samples, was developed and proposed. Conclusion. Ecological properties of soils 2 districts of the Republic facilitate prolonged conservation of B.anthracis in the environment. Measures of sanitary clean-up of non-welfare territories, utilization of biological waste and decision on legal status of abandoned objects are recommended.

Screening of possibly anthrax-contaminated burial sites in eastern and southern Ukraine

“…However, there is still a signifi cant risk of new outbreaks, mainly due to the large number of old animal burial sites (13,500) and their unresolved current status. It was repeatedly established by researchers from Russia (Dugharzhapova et al, 2016;Shishkova et al, 2011), Albania (Peculi et al, 2015), Brazil (Salgado, 2020) and Italy (Fasanella et al, 2015, that these burial sites of anthrax infected animal carcasses pose a particular risk as natural reservoir of this pathogen. In addition, there are most likely unknown soil foci of the pathogen originating from herding or war (World War II) casualties.…”