Wednesday, 15 August 2018

PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax - China (07): (NM) human, bovine susp

Anthrax -- China
Local authorities said [Tue 14 Aug 2018] that 20 people have been confirmed to be infected with cutaneous anthrax in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
Cases of cattle deaths from unknown causes in Shengli Village, Horqin district in the city of Tongliao, have been reported as of last week [week of 6 Aug 2018]. Cutaneous anthrax is usually contracted when a person with a cut or sore on their skin comes into direct, unprotected contact with anthrax spores on a sick or dead

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?5967443&promed&0

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