Problem
Inadequate carcass disposal of diseased animals
Other Names:
Undisposed dead animals Nature:
Certain very virulent diseases, including anthrax, Newcastle disease, foot-and-mouth disease, and rinderpest, may be transmitted through inadequate disposal of infected carcasses. Carcass disposal methods include incineration and burial in quick-lime, and if this is adequately done, there should be no risk of infection. However, when the disease has affected wild animals, it may be difficult to find carcasses before they are eaten by carrion birds or other animals which may then themselves become carriers of the disease; this happens most frequently in the case of anthrax and rinderpest.
Broader Problems:
Substandard abattoirsInadequate waste treatmentInadequate animal quarantineInadequate disposal of bodiesInadequate control of animal diseasesIrresponsible practices in the food processing industryUnsanitary refuse disposal Aggravates:
RabiesFowlpestBlacklegZoonosesRinderpestBrucellosis in animalsEpizootic diseasesFoot-and-mouth diseaseViral diseases in animalsBacterial diseases in animalsSoil-borne diseases in animalsContagious bovine pleuropneumoniaInfected animal, meat and animal product shipments Subject(s):
Industry → Slaughterhouse productsLife → Death
Medicine → Pathology
Societal Problems → Inadequacy
Societal Problems → Waste
Zoology → Animals
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST