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Eight People Infected with Anthrax in Inner Mongolia
USAgNet - 08/23/2018
Eight people were allegedly infected with anthrax in North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region due to a suspected outbreak of the sheep and cattle disease, which has killed nine cows. Authorities in Horqin district, Tongliao, announced that since August
7, nine cows have died in Shengli village, which were diagnosed with an alleged anthrax infection, the Xinhua News Agency reported.
The eight infected people were taken to a hospital for treatment and are in stable condition. The immunization and disinfection at Shengli village were completed and the dead cattle were properly treated. The suspected outbreak has been contained.
Like cow and sheep, cattle could easily get infected by the anthrax bacteria, while people can develop cutaneous anthrax when people handle infected animals or contaminated animal products like meat or hair, Horqin authorities were quoted as saying in the
report.
According to the Global Times, a similar case was reported in Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province on August 7, where some sheep died and were diagnosed with anthrax.
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