Ghana: 2012 Anthrax Outbreaks

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Upper East: Outbreak of anthrax kills two people
Monday April 23, 2012 2:37:38 PM


Two persons are reported dead as a result of an outbreak of anthrax in the Upper East Region.

The death of the two occurred at Googo after consuming a dead animal believed to have been infected with the disease.

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Anthrax kills 2 persons and 20 cows in Bawku
From: Ghana | Myjoyonline.com | Hamza Lansah Lolly Last Updated: April 25, 2012, 1:42 pm

An outbreak of Anthrax, a deadly infectious disease has killed two persons and 20 cows in Gogo, a farming community in the Bawku West District of the Upper East Region.

The victims, both males are said to have handled the carcasses of affected cattle, according to veterinary officials in the area.

Another two persons have been admitted at the hospital for suspected Anthrax symptoms.

In an interview with Myjoyonline, the DCE for Bawku West, Hon. Moro Adam Anabah said the situation is under control adding that veterinary officials have move to quarantine and vaccinate animals in the area...

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Outbreak Of Anthrax In Bongo District, Three People Reported Dead

Three people have died following the outbreak of anthrax in the Balungu electoral area of the Bongo District in the Upper East region.

Several animals have also died from the disease which has been in the community for the last two weeks...

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Ghana: Anthrax Kills Two At Balungu, Vaccination Exercise On Hold
By William N-Lanjerborr Jalulah, 28 May 2012

After veterinary officers in the Upper East Region had successfully brought anthrax under control in the Bawku West District, the disease has surfaced in the Bongo District, killing two persons.

The Regional Veterinary Officer, Dr. Thomas Anyorikeya, who confirmed the outbreak and the deaths of the two persons to The Chronicle, explained that a cow died at Nabiisi, a section of Balunugu in the Bongo district, and the meat was consumed by some community people.

He said after consumption, three persons, including a woman, were taken ill and sent to the hospital. One of the men and the woman later died.

According to the officer, a combined team of veterinary officers, health, and Zoomlion workers later retrieved and buried the remaining meat.

Dr. Anyorikeya said since the outbreak of the disease in that district, 2,700 livestock had been vaccinated. However, he regretted that the vaccination exercise had come to a halt, following the failure of the Bongo District Assembly and the Ministry of Food and Agriculture to approve a budget submitted to them by the District Veterinary Officer for fuel and working allowances...