Wednesday, 11 October 2017

PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax - Namibia (05): (Bwabwata Natl Park) ongoing

Anthrax -- Namibia
Only 3 hippopotami carcasses of the 109 that died of suspected anthrax have been disposed of to date, said Minister of Environment and Tourism, Pohamba Shifeta. Reading a ministerial statement in the National Assembly on [Tue 10 Oct 2017], Shifeta said the destruction of carcasses has started since high mortality cases of the water mammals were observed during the period from [Sun 1 to Sat 7 Oct 2017].
Shifeta said it was assumed that the low level of the Kavango River led to the anthrax

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