In southern Kyrgyzstan, four people contract anthrax from a sick cow

Anthrax was detected in four hospitalized citizens of the Jalal-Abad region, Kyrgyzstan, Turmush reported on September 29. Residents of the Suzak district of the Jalal-Abad region killed a sick cow on September 16. The meat was distributed to neighbors - more than 100 people ate it. Residents of the settlements Zhashasyn, Kyzyl-Senir and Boston applied to the medical institution. Citizens began to seek medical help from September 23, Roma Uraimov, head of the Jalal-Abad Interdistrict Center for Sanitary and Epidemiological Surveillance and Prevention of Infectious Diseases, confirmed the information. Since ...