Anthrax kills six in Indonesia after eating infected goat meat
Indonesian authorities have confirmed that anthrax was the cause of the death of six patients who had consumed meat from a diseased goat. 300,000 vaccines have been distributed as a measure to stop the spread of the disease. The area of Babakan, where the outbreak took place, has been isolated for a period of three months.
Of the six people who died five were related. They had eaten the meat of a goat that had been contaminated. Anyone who notices anthrax like symptoms among their livestock should report them immediately, said H.R. Wasito,
Anthrax is an acute infectious disease caused by the spore-forming bacterium Bacillus anthracis that occurs in wild and domestic lower vertebrates (cattle, sheep, goats, camels, antelopes, and other herbivores) but also in humans exposed to infected animals or infected tissue. It is most common in agricultural regions such as South and Central America, Southern and Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, and the
The outbreak is a blow to the area and industry already hurt by the deadly bird flu virus and
