Anthrax controlled

SINCE the beginning of this month, no new animal deaths from anthrax have been reported in eastern Caprivi.

“The situation seems to have cooled down. We have not received any new reports,” says Sacky Namugongo, the Environment Ministry’s Deputy Director for Parks and Wildlife Management.About 40 head of cattle, 56 buffaloes and four mountain zebras have died since the outbreak of anthrax last month.Several scavengers such as jackals and hyenas are also believed to have died.Some people were admitted to hospital after eating the carcasses of animals that died of the disease.We have not received any new reports,” says Sacky Namugongo, the Environment Ministry’s Deputy Director for Parks and Wildlife Management.About 40 head of cattle, 56 buffaloes and four mountain zebras have died since the outbreak of anthrax last month.Several scavengers such as jackals and hyenas are also believed to have died.Some people were admitted to hospital after eating the carcasses of animals that died of the disease.