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Anthrax kills six in Indonesia after eating infected goat meat

26/10/2004

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.

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