Tag Archive for PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax – Namibia (11): (Bwabwata Natl Park) human prophylaxis

PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax – Namibia (11): (Bwabwata Natl Park) human prophylaxis

Anthrax -- NamibiaA total of 724 people are receiving prophylaxis treatment against anthrax, which killed 117 hippos and 7 buffaloes 2 weeks ago in Kavango East Region. Ministry of Environment and Tourism's (MET) spokesperson Romeo Muyunda said in a media statement on [Mon 23 Oct 2017] that the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) had placed residents in the Mukwe Constituency on treatment as a preventative measure."There are no clinical cases of anthrax detected so far in humans and livestock. Read more [...]