Tag Archive for PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax – Zambia (04): (MU) hippopotamus, human, corr
PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax – Zambia (04): (MU) hippopotamus, human, corr
Anthrax -- ZambiaThe Zambian government on Thursday [6 Oct 2016] confirmed an outbreak of anthrax, which has killed 44 hippos in Chama district [Muchinga province] in the country's eastern region.Minister of Health Chitalu Chilufya said the outbreak of the disease could be due to low water levels, with the 1st case recorded on 22 Sep [2016].He said in a ministerial statement in parliament that people in the district have since been advised against eating hippo meat because as it was infected with Read more [...]
