Thursday, 11 May 2017

PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax - Zimbabwe (06): (MN) human, wildlife

Anthrax -- Zimbabwe
Two crocodiles and more hippos have died in the Mlibizi area of Binga [district Matabeleland North] with authorities saying further tests must be carried out to establish the cause of the continued deaths. This is the 1st time that crocodiles have died in the Mlibizi River where hippos started dying in March of this year [2017].
Some people ate meat from the carcasses of hippos leading to the death of at least 2 people from suspected anthrax. Fish also started dying before the reported

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/2pCFJBv

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