Thursday, 9 February 2017

PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax - Namibia: (KU) lion

Anthrax -- Namibia
Namibia's environment ministry said [Wed 8 Feb 2017] that the desert lion found dead last month [January 2017] died of anthrax. Famously known as XPL 98, the 5-year old lion was found dead but with no signs of poisoning in the Ugab area in Kunene region about 300 km [186 mi] from Windhoek.
The death of the lion caused a stir worldwide prompting the environment ministry to investigate the cause of death. In a statement released [Wed 8 Feb 2017], the ministry said an autopsy done by

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

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