14 livestock complexes in Tyrol identified plague of cattle, according to the European office of the environmental organization "Green Front". Only in Austria, according to the Agency for health and food safety, the epidemic was recorded in 20 companies. Thus, most victims of the plague is the Tyrol.

The other four units are located in Lower Austria, and one company in Vorarlberg and Upper Austria. From 4918 past animal research 118 gave a positive result.

Plague of cattle has already been revealed in late January, many exported from Algeria in the Tyrol animals. The causative agent of the epidemic, the herpes virus is not dangerous to humans, but the animal is affected by the disease, should be destroyed, because it is a source of infection for other animals. In cattle the highly pathogenic virus causes inflammation of the respiratory tract. Cases of this disease, you must register at the local veterinary authorities.

Presumably, the source of infection was the one animal that was in the shopping pavilion. In this pavilion for sale gather all the animals from different companies. The animal could be infected when transporting it in poor sanitary conditions, consider the local veterinary authorities. For farmers epizooty can cause serious problems when selling cattle. To export currently not required to check the status of each individual animal. But in this situation this check should be carried out.

In Bavaria plague of cattle installed in 9 farms. This was reported by the representative of the Bavarian Ministry for health and the quality of the products. Carriers of diseases of animals were brought from Austria. Infected individuals were destroyed. About the specific location of the affected farms, the Agency said. To prevent further spread of the plague Bavaria and Austria decided to unite their efforts and is currently working closely in this direction.