Monday, 12 February 2018

PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax - Turkey: (Trabzon) bovine, human

Anthrax -- Turkey
One person was killed and 73 people were taken to hospital over suspicions they were infected with anthrax in the Black Sea province of Trabzon on [10 Feb 2018]. The incident occurred in Trabzon's Akçabat district.
A cow had been diagnosed with anthrax in Akçabat last week [week of 11 Feb 2018] during a [veterinary] check-up and samples were sent to Ankara for a detailed examination. But the cow's owner reportedly butchered the infected cow and distributed its meat to his

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?5623312&promed&0

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