Ronan Kelly
Retired 2020
Anthrax found in 26 places
J B S Umanadh HYDERABAD, Jan 8, DHNS
CCMB confirms Palamur University students’ discovery in AP
The enthusiasm of Palamur University students in the Mahbubnagar district of Andhra Pradesh, 170 km from here, led to chance finding of deadly anthrax in ground water of more than 26 habitations.
Dr Pawan Kumar, head of the department of microbiology, sent his students to the nearby villages to bring in water samples for a project and they collect samples of the coloured water from open water bodies and tested in the laboratory. Shocked by what he found, Dr Kumar sent the samples to the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, which he said confirmed his worst fears.
“The water has bacillus anthracis bacteria which causes anthrax, a zoonotic disease that is transmissible to humans through handling or consumption of contaminated animal products,” he said. The etiologic agent of anthrax, bacillus anthracis, is a spore forming gram-positive bacillus.
Although anthrax can be found globally in temperate zones, it is more often a risk in countries with less standardised and less effective public health programs.
Water samples were collected from Alampur, Devarakonda, Lingala, Aamanagallu, Atmakur, Khillaghanapuram, Papireddyguda, Midjil, and Kodangal. The water is contaminated from raw sewerage, blood and animal products from abattoirs.
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J B S Umanadh HYDERABAD, Jan 8, DHNS
CCMB confirms Palamur University students’ discovery in AP
The enthusiasm of Palamur University students in the Mahbubnagar district of Andhra Pradesh, 170 km from here, led to chance finding of deadly anthrax in ground water of more than 26 habitations.
Dr Pawan Kumar, head of the department of microbiology, sent his students to the nearby villages to bring in water samples for a project and they collect samples of the coloured water from open water bodies and tested in the laboratory. Shocked by what he found, Dr Kumar sent the samples to the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, which he said confirmed his worst fears.
“The water has bacillus anthracis bacteria which causes anthrax, a zoonotic disease that is transmissible to humans through handling or consumption of contaminated animal products,” he said. The etiologic agent of anthrax, bacillus anthracis, is a spore forming gram-positive bacillus.
Although anthrax can be found globally in temperate zones, it is more often a risk in countries with less standardised and less effective public health programs.
Water samples were collected from Alampur, Devarakonda, Lingala, Aamanagallu, Atmakur, Khillaghanapuram, Papireddyguda, Midjil, and Kodangal. The water is contaminated from raw sewerage, blood and animal products from abattoirs.
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