South anthrax cases at 319

CHISHALA MUSONDA,
CATHERINE BWALYA
Livingstone, Choma
SOUTHERN Province has cumulatively recorded 319 cases of people suspected to have contracted anthrax with two associated deaths.
Last week, the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock banned the slaughter and movement of livestock and their products within and out of the province following an outbreak of anthrax in Sinazongwe, Kalomo and Kazungula districts.
Sinazongwe, where the first case was noted on July 5 this year, to date has 275 cases, with Kazungula highlighting 20 cumulative hospitalisations while Kalomo has 16.
Livingstone has eight cases, and although it is not an area where the ban is enforced, it is the biggest market for livestock and its products.
Sinazongwe district health director Christabel Musonda said cases of people suspected to have been infected with anthrax have reached 275… https://enews.daily-mail.co.zm/welcome/home