BRAZIL WHITE SPOT
August 1st, 2005
KEITH NUTHALLTHE DEVASTATION caused by a recent outbreak of white spot disease on white shrimp farms in Brazil has been made clear by a report from the Office International des Épizooties (OIE), the world animal health organisation. More than 2.24 million deaths were recorded amongst stock in semi-closed farming systems in Canavieira, Aracati, in north-eastern Brazil.Veterinary authorities have been tracing forward and back; staging local and regional surveillance; decontaminating the premises and insisted on in-country movement controls, whilst the farm was ...
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