Anthrax in Zambia
58 people have been reported in an anthrax outbreak in Chama district, in the northeast region of Zambia. The affected people are currently undergoing treatment and no deaths have been recorded.
18 hippos from Luangwa River are reported to have died from anthrax, which was eventually transmitted to humans after eating its meat. It is believed that some 235 people consumed the tainted hippo meat.
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