The Upper East region has reported a case of anthrax, a condition brought on by bacteria in livestock and spread from animals to humans, according to the Ministry of Food and Agriculture.
The confirmation, according to a press release from the Ministry on Tuesday, comes after a sample analysis at the laboratory of the Veterinary Services Directorate.
The incidence is currently isolated to the Upper East Region’s Binduri district, according to the Ministry, with a high likelihood that it would spread to neighboring locations.
Meanwhile the Ministry has outlined immediate measures being taken to forestall the spread of the disease.
The movement of animals within, into and out of the Binduri district is being restricted, there is mass vaccination of animals in the affected area and a ban placed on the consumption of animals found dead in the affected areas.
This comes after one person was reported dead from a suspected case of anthrax in the Binduri District.
The deceased reportedly consumed the carcass of an anthrax-infected cow.
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