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Tanzania anthrax outbreak 'under control'
Aboubakar Famau
BBC Africa, Dar es Salaam
Posted at 11:12
The anthrax outbreak affected an area including the Ngorongoro crater
A serious outbreak of anthrax in an area of northern Tanzania that includes a world-famous wildlife reserve is now under control, officials say.
At its height earlier this month, the infectious disease killed nearly 100 wildebeest and 15 gazelles in the Selela wildlife corridor. A few domestic animals also died in this latest outbreak.
With the help of villagers, more than 30 wildlife and health experts have been moving around the dry open space among scattered thorny trees, collecting the decomposing carcasses of animals infected with anthrax...
Tanzania anthrax outbreak 'under control'
Aboubakar Famau
BBC Africa, Dar es Salaam
Posted at 11:12
The anthrax outbreak affected an area including the Ngorongoro crater
A serious outbreak of anthrax in an area of northern Tanzania that includes a world-famous wildlife reserve is now under control, officials say.
At its height earlier this month, the infectious disease killed nearly 100 wildebeest and 15 gazelles in the Selela wildlife corridor. A few domestic animals also died in this latest outbreak.
With the help of villagers, more than 30 wildlife and health experts have been moving around the dry open space among scattered thorny trees, collecting the decomposing carcasses of animals infected with anthrax...