PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax – India (04): (OR) cattle, human

Anthrax — India
Fear of an anthrax and diarrhoea outbreak has triggered panic in Dasmantpur area as 3 people have died of it. The 2 diseases may take the form of an epidemic at the block, which has increased tension among the residents of the area.
A medical team also visited and inspected Padabagri village of Dumba Guda panchayat [village council] under the block in Koraput district. The team of officers, comprising Dadhi Baman Tripathy, ADMO Arun Kumar Padhi, Koraput DSMO S. Patnayak and a community