Anthrax -- Uganda
Cattle dealers in Kapchorwa District have defied a directive from authorities imposing quarantine on the movement of the animals, slaughter of meat and sale following the outbreak of anthrax in the area. Some cattle dealers are selling meat and its products on the black market.
Mr. Sande Cherop, the district veterinary officer, said the dealers smuggle cattle and meat from neighbouring Bulambuli, Kween and Amudat districts. "They take advantage of laxity of our agencies and the fact that we
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6454247&promed&0
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