ANTHRAX, HUMAN, BOVINE - KYRGYZSTAN (03): (JALAL-ABAD)
Date: 6 Aug 2008
Source: RIA Novosti [edited]
http://en.rian.ru/exsoviet/
South Kyrgyz town quarantined over anthrax outbreak
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The town of Aksy [actually Semet village in Asky region] in southern
Kyrgyzstan, along with the surrounding district, has been quarantined
following an anthrax outbreak that has infected at least 5 people,
the country's health ministry said.
The disease spread after meat from an infected cow that had been
slaughtered without a veterinary inspection was sold to locals, the
ministry's press service told RIA Novosti. "According to data from
the national center for dangerous infections, anthrax infection has
been confirmed for 5 residents of the Aksy district following tests,"
the press service said. All of them are currently in a satisfactory
condition. Another 12 patients, who had come into contact with the
infected people, are being examined and are receiving prophylactic treatment.
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