Disease

Cholera in Burundi

17 people have died in what has been described as a cholera epidemic in Burundi.

Anthrax Outbreak in Ghana

Veterinary officers in the Builsa North district in the Upper East region in Ghana have placed a ban on the slaughtering of animals in the area following the latest outbreak of anthrax.

Some residents are reported to have contracted the disease, after eating the meat of infected animals.

69 animals who contracted the disease have died so far.