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Five hospitalized as anthrax hits Kazo

Kazo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Five people in Kazo district are hospitalized after consuming meat suspected to be contaminated with anthrax. Dr Andrew Oguta, the team leader District Anthrax Task Committee said during a sensitization meeting at the town council headquarters on Thursday that five people had been put …

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Anthrax kills one in Bushenyi

    Bushenyi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities in Bushenyi district have confirmed the outbreak of anthrax disease in the district after it claimed one person last week. Dr Roberts Natukunda, the Bushenyi district Veterinary Officer says that samples which were picked from five people who were suspected of …

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ANTHRAX OUTBREAK: 4th person in Kanungu dead

Kanungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Anthrax disease has claimed the life of a fourth person in Kanungu district. Gad Rugaaju  Ahimbisibwe Rugaju, Kanungu Deputy Resident District Commissioner says that a 52-year-old woman from Karukondo village in Nyakashure parish, Nyamirama sub county early this week reported to Nyamirama HCIII with signs …

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Anthrax outbreak claims 3 lives in Kanungu

Kanungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The death toll from the anthrax outbreak in Kanungu District has risen to three. The outbreak was officially declared on September 17, 2024, following the death of a resident in Katojo village, Kambuga Town Council, alongside the reported deaths of 68 cows in the area. …

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Anthrax, FMD breakout in Ankole region

Isingiro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Farmers in the Ankole region are troubled by a fresh outbreak of highly contagious anthrax and foot and mouth disease (FMD).  The two diseases have been reported and confirmed in the districts of Kiruhura, Mbarara, Kazo, Isingiro, Ibanda, and Sheema. The outbreak of the two …

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Kazo announces quarantine over anthrax outbreak

Kazo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities in Kazo District have confirmed an outbreak of Anthrax in Mirama village, Kazo sub-county. This has raised concerns, particularly among those reliant on selling animals and animal products for their livelihoods. John Baptist Asiimwe, the district production officer, revealed that out of the seven …

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Ibanda imposes livestock quarantine to curb anthrax

Ibanda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDNET | Authorities in Ibanda district have enforced a quarantine on the movement of cattle and, the sale of animal products following an outbreak of anthrax. According to the Ibanda District Chief Administrative Officer Ruhemba Kweronda, the district has registered sporadic cases of anthrax disease in …

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Poor disposal of anthrax carcasses worries farmers in Kyotera

Kyotera , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Livestock farmers in Kyotera district have expressed concern over the inappropriate disposal of carcasses after cattle succumb to anthrax. For close to two months now, Kyotera district has been battling a rare outbreak of anthrax, which compelled the authorities to declare a total …

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