Russian authorities said on Friday that “other diseases” were complicating disease outbreaks in cattle in Siberia. Local officials declared an emergency over the outbreak, which they blamed on pasteurellosis and rabies. A report by the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service cites suspected foot-and-mouth disease in Siberia. The culling of thousands of animals has sparked rare protests and calls for officials’ resignation.
Mass Culls in Russia as Cattle Disease Spreads Amid Skepticism Over Diagnosis
Russian authorities said on Friday that ‘other diseases’ were complicating disease outbreaks in cattle in Siberia.