PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax – Kenya: (BO) human, cattle

Anthrax — Kenya
Fear has hit a village in Sotik after a man died while 6 others were hospitalised after allegedly coming into contact with the carcass of an animal suspected to have died of anthrax. The 60-year-old man from Itoik village died early Tuesday morning [19 Jan 2021] at Kaplong Mission Hospital where he was receiving treatment. He is said to have participated in disposing the carcass of the cow.
It is, however, unclear whether the group feasted on the animal. Health officials said the deceased