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July 15, 2002
INTERNATIONAL IMMUNIZATION NEWS
"Ethiopia: Anthrax Infects 10 People in Oromiya Region"
Africa News Service (www.allafrica.com) (07/12/02)
An outbreak of anthrax has sickened at least 10 people in the eastern Ethiopia. The disease first infected and killed 15 head of cattle in the Fentale district of Oromiya Region. Dr. Yilma Jobre of the International Livestock Research Institute in Addis Ababa, noted that although it is transmittable to humans, it is still rare for humans to contract anthrax from cattle. He suggested that farmers burn or bury the carcasses of diseased cattle rather than slaughtering them, adding that anthrax spores are found naturally in soil and can be released into the atmosphere by rainfall.
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