NAY PYI
TAW - Seven people are infected with a disease thought to be anthrax in a
village in Chaung U Township, Sagaing Region in central Myanmar, according to
health officials.
Dr San Nu
Htike from a public hospital said several cows died of the disease on September
4, and seven people who handled the deceased cows are believed to be infected
with the disease.
"One
seriously infected patient was transferred to Monywa General Hospital. No
casualties have been reported. Some of those suffering from the disease are
under intensive care in village. The disease is suspected to be anthrax. It has
yet to be identified," said the doctor.
"Only
those who handled the deceased cows got sick. Not everyone who ate the meat got
sick," said Aung Yin, one of the people infected by the disease.
"The
infected cows were not vaccinated," said the village administrator.
In
another similar incident, eight people from two villages in Monywa District were
infected with anthrax after eating the meat of a deceased cow on August 27.
They were hospitalised at Monywa General Hospital, and one of them, named Aung
Su, died later.
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