Sanitary outbreak in Russia raises suspicions about foot-and-mouth disease.

Authorities of Russia they stated this Friday (20) that “Other diseases” are complicating a health outbreak in cattle herds in the Siberian region.which has already led to the mass slaughter of animals. According to Sergei Dankvert, head of government commission who are investigating the case, the outbreak has been attributed to pasteurellosis, an infectious disease, also associated with the occurrence of rabies. "This is an outbreak of a dangerous infectious disease, pasteurellosis, complicated by other diseases and incurable rabies," Dankvert told the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper. Despite the official version, a report from Foreign Agricultural Service, connected to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)The article cites local sources who raise the hypothesis of a possible unconfirmed outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. This suspicion is relevant given that Russia had achieved recognition of the disease in 2025. World Organisation for Animal Health as a disease-free territory. The report also points to concerns regarding the effectiveness of the vaccines used and the potential impacts on Russian livestock trade should the situation worsen or new cases come to light.

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.