Uruguay: Agricultural Planning calls for attention to the increase in cases of tristeza in cattle

In light of the increase in cases of parasitic tristeza, the Agricultural Plan Institute released basic information and recommended frequent inspections. Ticks represent direct losses of between US$ 40 and US$ 45 million, plus indirect losses that are practically impossible to calculate. The Agricultural Plan indicated that there is “an increase in the appearance of cases of tristeza”, said increase being related “to the current environmental conditions that favor the presence of tick larvae, since we are in the second generation of the season”. Anaplasmosis is one of the agents that cause tristeza, and its transmission can also occur through the use of needles and instruments contaminated with microdrops of blood from an infected animal. Horseflies and the wild fly are also agents that transmit the disease. Tick larvae are not visible until 15 days after they begin sucking blood, but they can be detected by palpating the cattle with your hands. The Agricultural Plan emphasized ...