Anthrax -- Zambia
At least 17 people have been hospitalized in western Zambia after consuming meat from cattle which died from anthrax, state-run media reported on Tuesday [10 Jan 2017].
Anthrax has broken out in 5 districts in the western province, with 65 000 herds of cattle in the province at risk of contracting the disease. So far, about 40 animals have died in one district in the past week.
Western Province Minister Nathaniel Mubukwanu, however, said the 17 hospitalized residents were currently in a
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