JARACAL

Dagse

Ek wil graag uitvind of mens slendalkoors in wild ook kry, seker ne?  Indien dit so is, is daar al gevalle aangemeld en waar? 
Hoe lank bly die virus in wild en wat moet of kan gedoen word met die jagtyd wat om die draai is?  Watter streke is al getref en hoe erg is dit?

Groete

SJ
Ek weet van s/wildebeeste wat arborteer het in Steynsburg omgewing, so dit is sekerlik moontlik.

WIELE WAPS.
nie net swb wat abborteer nie.
Een boer het so 40 taklbokke dood gekry sonder om rerig te soek. Elande het ook gesneuwel ens..
Springbokke het abborteer ens. Ek wonder of die ding nie ook die wild  bietjie gewuks het nie...

Ek gaan maar versigtig die seisoen in gaan... dalk bang......
Ek noem dit maar net.
Groete
Jacques

ALMAL

WEES BAIE VERSIGTIG MET WILD GEhoor dat n jagter se vrou beswyk het, nadat sy springbokke wat in TARKASTAD omgewing gejag was, bewerk het.

BIKER

Jy weet nie dalk presies waar die ou gejag het nie? My skoonma soek bietjie wildsvleis...

Kruger

Jong maar jy klink na 'n man met 'n plan.

Hoe gaan dit met die snyery? Ek gaan vandag veiling toe, miskien sien ons mekaar daar.

Kruger wrote: ...My skoonma soek bietjie wildsvleis...

Kruger

Nee dis reg, sal so bietjie vir Amanda laat weet hoe sake staan.  Dis mos 'n klein w?reld waarin ons woon.

Louis

Nee Louis man, moenie alles spoil nie, dis mos 'n verassing.

KRUGER

Sorry man vleis is als vernietig , maar ek het vir jou mushrooms vir n slaaitjie anders probeer daai olieboom pitte in haar grinnadella pudding.

Hallo Almal

Het self slendal koors onderlede gehad. Is maar net 'n rowwe griep en kan oorgaan in slegter simptome. 2% van mense wat dit opdoen sterf. Ek self het dit deur wild gekry. Hier in die Karoo vrek die springbokke taamlik. Jy kan wel die vleis gebruik maar dit moet goed gekook wees. Ek kan nog nie uitsluitsel kry oor droewors en biltong nie.

Ek heg 'n feite bladsy aan vir die wat meer wil weet

Groete
Calldo



Dear Members

In light of the current outbreak of Rift Valley Fever and the fact that several Veterinarians have contracted this disease please take note of the symptoms in people as taken from the World Health Organization website.

Mild form of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) in humans

The incubation period (interval from infection to onset of symptoms) for RVF varies from two to six days.
Those infected either experience no detectable symptoms or develop a mild form of the disease characterized by a feverish syndrome with sudden onset of flu-like fever, muscle pain, joint pain and headache.
Some patients develop neck stiffness, sensitivity to light, loss of appetite and vomiting; in these patients the disease, in its early stages, may be mistaken for meningitis.
The symptoms of RVF usually last from four to seven days, after which time the immune response becomes detectable with the appearance of antibodies and the virus gradually disappears from the blood.
Severe form of RVF in humans

While most human cases are relatively mild, a small percentage of patients develop a much more severe form of the disease. This usually appears as one or more of three distinct syndromes: ocular (eye) disease (0.5-2% of patients), meningoencephalitis (less than 1%) or haemorrhagic fever (less than 1%).
Ocular form: In this form of the disease, the usual symptoms associated with the mild form of the disease are accompanied by retinal lesions. The onset of the lesions in the eyes is usually one to three weeks after appearance of the first symptoms. Patients usually report blurred or decreased vision. The disease may resolve itself with no lasting effects within 10 to 12 weeks. However, when the lesions occur in the macula, 50% of patients will experience a permanent loss of vision. Death in patients with only the ocular form of the disease is uncommon.
Meningoencephalitis form: The onset of the meningoencephalitis form of the disease usually occurs one to four weeks after the first symptoms of RVF appear. Clinical features include intense headache, loss of memory, hallucinations, confusion, disorientation, vertigo, convulsions, lethargy and coma. Neurological complications can appear later (> 60 days). The death rate in patients who experience only this form of the disease is low, although residual neurological deficit, which may be severe, is common.
Haemorrhagic fever form: The symptoms of this form of the disease appear two to four days after the onset of illness, and begin with evidence of severe liver impairment, such as jaundice. Subsequently signs of haemorrhage then appear such as vomiting blood, passing blood in the faeces, a purpuric rash or ecchymoses (caused by bleeding in the skin), bleeding from the nose or gums, menorrhagia and bleeding from venepuncture sites. The case-fatality ratio for patients developing the haemorrhagic form of the disease is high at approximately 50%. Death usually occurs three to six days after the onset of symptoms. The virus may be detectable in the blood for up to 10 days, in patients with the hemorrhagic icterus form of RVF.
The total case fatality rate has varied widely between different epidemics but, overall, has been less than 1% in those documented. Most fatalities occur in patients who develop the haemorrhagic icterus form.

DIAGNOSIS
Acute RVF can be diagnosed using several different methods. Serological tests such as enzyme-linked immunoassay (the "ELISA" or "EIA" methods) may confirm the presence of specific IgM antibodies to the virus. The virus itself may be detected in blood during the early phase of illness or in post-mortem tissue using a variety of techniques including virus propagation (in cell cultures or inoculated animals), antigen detection tests and RT-PCR.


We sincerely hope that you do not require this information.



Kind Regards

The Board of Directors

FACT SHEET ON RIFT VALLEY FEVER

1.    Introduction

An outbreak of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) has been confirmed in Lejweleputswa and other districts in the Free State province. Rift Valley Fever is a viral zoonosis that primarily affects animals, but it also has the capacity to infect humans. It causes a mild flu-like condition in the majority of humans, but can also cause a severe disease. RVF is more severe in animals, including livestock and game animals; and can result in abortion and mortality.

2.    Who is at Risk?

Any person with recent close contact with animals in or from suspected Rift Valley Fever (RVF) areas in Free State Province or any affected area presenting with:
?        Flu-like illness (which may include fever, muscle and joint
pain and headache),
?      Fever and features of haemorrhage and blurred vision

3. Causative agent

Rift Valley Fever is caused by a virus which is a member of the Phlebovirus genus.

4. Signs and Symptoms

?        Flu-like symptoms;
?        Headache;
?        Muscle or joint pains;
?        Neck stiffness;
?        Sensitivity to light;
?        Vomiting.

5. Transmission to humans

?      Contact with the blood or organs of infected animals.
?      Through the handling of animal tissues during slaughtering
or butchering, assisting with animal births, conducting veterinary procedures, or from disposals of carcasses or fetuses.
?      Occupational groups such as herders, farmers, slaughters
house workers and veterinarians are at higher risk of infection.
?        Infects humans via a wound from an infected knife, or
through contact with broken skin, or through inhalation of aerosol procedure during the slaughter of infected animals.
?      No human to human transmission has been documented to date.

6. Prevention and Control of Rift Valley Fever Rift Valley Fever can be prevented by observing the following
measures:

1. Avoid contact with infected animals, particularly body fluids.

2. Do not slaughter sick or dying domestic animals suspected of being infected with RVF for consumption purposes.

3. Wear appropriate protective clothing (e.g. gloves, masks) when handling sick or suspected animals or any part thereof.

4. Avoid all animals? products (blood, meat and raw milk) from unsafe animals.

5. Boil raw milk before use.

6. All animal?s products from the outbreak area should be cooked thoroughly.

7. Avoid movement of animals from one area to another.

8. Identify and destroy mosquito breeding places and protect yourself from mosquito bites (e.g. wear long sleeved clothing at night, use mosquito repellents, avoid evening outdoor activities).

9. Allow all appropriate animals to be vaccinated against Rift Valley fever.

10. All dead animals should be safely disposed under the supervision of an Environmental Health Practitioner.

11. Please visit the nearest health facility if one or more of the following symptoms is experienced:
o      Flu- like fever;
o      Headache;
o      Muscle or joint pains;
o      Neck stiffness;
o      Sensitivity to light; and
o      Vomiting.

For more information please visit the nearest health facility or call the following number: 0800 53 55 54