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Bangladesh responds to anthrax outbreak

10/09/2010

Officials in Bangladesh have set up checkpoints to test cattle for anthrax after an outbreak of the disease was confirmed. The outbreak coincided with the Eid festival to mark the end of Ramadan, resulting in a steep increase in meat consumption in Bangladesh. With 400 people infected with the human form of the disease, the authorities hope the...

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