Suspected anthrax outbreak kills dozens of hippos in Zambia
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Last Update: 2020-07-06
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Source: Internet
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According to Zambian media reported on the 8th,Zambia's Oriental Province, Lundazi region recently a suspected anthrax outbreak,has led to the death of no less than 30 hipposThe Zambia Wildlife Conservation Society and the Wildlife Authority confirmedthat no less than 30 hippos along the Luangwa River in the's Lundazi region may have died of anthrax infectionThe authorities have sent veterinarians to the affected areas and asked villagers not to eat dead hippo meat to avoid infectionAnthrax is a zoonotic infectious disease caused by Bacillus anthrax, and herbivores such as cattle
,sheep are the main sources of infectionPeople who are directly or indirectly exposed to diseased animals, etc., will also be infected with anthrax, butbut not easy to spread from person to personIn November, six villagers in the Mangu region of Western Province of Zambia contracted anthrax from eating dead beef
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