Breaking News: Anthrax Claims Lives of 17 People in Uganda
Archibong UduakNovember 30, 20231 Mins read1.6k 
As reported by AFP on Thursday, a local official said “the situation is under control” after at least 17 people died of anthrax in a southern Ugandan county in November.
Dr. Edward Muwanga, the area’s health officer, told AFP that “17 people died” from anthrax in November in the Kyotera region of southern Uganda, around 180 kilometers from the capital Kampala. They “are suspected of having eaten meat from the farm where the animals had contracted the disease”, he went on to say.
“We are working with teams from the Ministry of Health in Kampala and the World Health Organisation (WHO) who are on the ground to help contain the situation and it is under control,” Mr. Muwanga told reporters.
The Bacillus anthracis bacterium, which has lived in the form of spores for decades in an area where they buried animals who died of anthrax or previously transmitted the illness, is transmissible to humans and possibly lethal in its rarest forms.
Read: Growing Concerns Surround the Respiratory Illness in China
About The Author
Related Articles
US Judge Rejects Tinubu’s Bid to Delay Release of DOJ Drug Files, Sets August 21 Deadline
A United States federal judge has rejected President Bola Tinubu’s request for...
Tinubu Government’s Indifference to Nigerian Lives Laid Bare as Counterfeit Alcohol Poisons and Kills
A health crisis is quietly claiming Nigerian lives, but the government appears...
Tinubu’s IPPIS Was Meant to Kill Ghost Workers, Instead It Paid N941 Million to People Who Don’t Exist
President Bola Tinubu approved a comprehensive audit of the Integrated Personnel and...
Ghana and Russia Sign First Visa Waiver Agreement Since Bilateral Relations Began in 1958
Ghana and Russia have signed their first-ever visa waiver agreement, covering holders...
Leave a comment