NST Leader: Of anthrax and cattle smuggling

NST Leader: Of anthrax and cattle smuggling

One is our porous borders, which stretch across four states. Plug one rat lane, 19 others appear. Given the number of border personnel and lack of high technology, monitoring the 20 illegal routes 24/7 is close to impossible. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

Saskatchewan government doesn’t expect more deaths in small anthrax outbreak

The Government of Saskatchewan says it doesn’t anticipate any more deaths related to the small anthrax outbreak in the Rural Municipality of Paynton. The outbreak claimed the lives of two cows according to a May 13 test result, prompting the province to remind producers to be on the lookout for anthrax in their animals. “In relation to this outbreak, the producer was very quick to respond,” said Dr. Wendy Wilkins, the provincial disease surveill…