Thursday, 28 February 2019

PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax - Zimbabwe (03): (MA) pig, prison farm

Anthrax -- Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) has recorded an anthrax outbreak at its Mutare Farm Prison which officials said can manage to contain [sic]. The disease is said to have killed pigs at the farm prison.
ZPCS Manicaland spokesperson Mr Liberty Mhlanga said they discovered the outbreak at their farm some time 2 weeks ago. He said they took the affected pigs into quarantine in a bid to contain the outbreak. "We have recorded an anthrax case on [6 Feb 2019]," said Mhlanga.

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6341783&promed&0

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