Giuseppe
Emeritus
Two dead, hundreds sick after eating anthrax-ridden beef
Some 420 people have been poisoned, two fatally, in Ha Giang Province after eating anthrax-infected beef late last month, according to a local health center.
The province?s Preventive Health Center said the infected people belonged to nearly 90 families in Po Qua Hamlet of Meo Vac District.
On June 21, two families in the hamlet shared beef with the affected families from their two cows which died of unknown causes.
Those eating the meat started vomiting, complained of stomachache and suffered from swollen legs.
Two died on June 29 after being hospitalized in a coma.
Three others in critical condition are undergoing treatment at Meo Vac Hospital.
Local health authorities said anthrax has broken out in the district and they are mobilizing resources to contain the disease.
The number of affected animals is not known.
They also warned residents against eating meat from infected animals.
Anthrax is a highly infectious bacterial disease affecting mammals, especially cattle and sheep.
It is transmissible to humans and can cause skin ulcers, pneumonia and even death.
Source: VNA
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http://www.thanhniennews.com/healthy/?catid=8&newsid=39948
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Some 420 people have been poisoned, two fatally, in Ha Giang Province after eating anthrax-infected beef late last month, according to a local health center.
The province?s Preventive Health Center said the infected people belonged to nearly 90 families in Po Qua Hamlet of Meo Vac District.
On June 21, two families in the hamlet shared beef with the affected families from their two cows which died of unknown causes.
Those eating the meat started vomiting, complained of stomachache and suffered from swollen legs.
Two died on June 29 after being hospitalized in a coma.
Three others in critical condition are undergoing treatment at Meo Vac Hospital.
Local health authorities said anthrax has broken out in the district and they are mobilizing resources to contain the disease.
The number of affected animals is not known.
They also warned residents against eating meat from infected animals.
Anthrax is a highly infectious bacterial disease affecting mammals, especially cattle and sheep.
It is transmissible to humans and can cause skin ulcers, pneumonia and even death.
Source: VNA
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http://www.thanhniennews.com/healthy/?catid=8&newsid=39948
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