Anthrax -- Zimbabwe
An anthrax outbreak has been reported in Umzingwane District in Matabeleland South Province with 36 people getting infected and at least 42 head of cattle dying, amid fears that contaminated meat could have been sold to butcheries in Bulawayo. The disease, which can be fatal if not treated, can be transmitted through eating the meat of infected animals. Matabeleland South provincial principal veterinary officer Dr Enat Mdlongwa said the disease was detected last week at Mzola and Mahanka dip
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