Thursday, May 22, 2008

Anthrax In Narayanpatna

Anthrax strikes back in Koraput district once again with 13 people
getting affected in the Kondh Sahi village under Podapadar panchayat
of Narayanpatna block during the lat week . The villagers had
been suffering from the infection after consuming the infected meat of
the cattle , sources said .


The seriously infected persons were admitted in to the hospital at
the block head quarter while a special medical team was sent to the
village . According to the health official sources , 33 people have
died and 263 got infected from the disease in Koraput district
in the last five years. Balakrishana Sahu , the district collector of
Koraput , paying a visit to the village had advised the villagers
not to take the infected meat of the dead cattle .

No comments: