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Anthrax disease kills cattle in Gerlac

Thursday, Aug. 17, 2000 | 9:57 a.m.

Tests confirmed the cattle that died over the past week were infected with a pure strain of the deadly disease, the Nevada Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday..

Officials believe the outbreak orginated during a recent ditch clearning effort that released the soil-borne spores onto pasture grasses.

Anthrax is highly contagious and other ranchers in the area were being encouraged to vaccinate their livestock.

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