PHOTO: Western Plains communities fall right in the high risk area from previous anthrax infections. (NSW DPIE)
Farms across the Western Plains form part of a high-risk area for anthrax, causing authorities to urge graziers to vaccinate their sheep and cattle.
In the last 50 years, all NSW cases of the deadly disease have occurred in an area that runs down the centre of the state, as far west as Bourke.
While anthrax doesn’t occur frequently, risk of infection can increase during prolonged dry conditions, where cattle and sheep ingest soil…