Three people have been infected with anthrax in Santhia upazila of the district, a local health officer confirmed yesterday.
Chinanari villagers Chand Ullah Miah, Mirazul Islam and Sarwar Hossain who went to Santhia Hospital on Friday were diagnosed to be carrying germs of anthrax, Monsurur Rahman, upazila health and family planning officer, told The Daily Star. They were taking treatment at the hospital.
Sources in the upazila health and livestock department said two goats of Mamtaj Begum got infected with anthrax a few days ago. One of them died while the other was culled.
Chand Ullah, Mirazul and Sarwar caught the disease as they processed the meat, said Monsurur Rahman.
Officials of the livestock department visited the area yesterday and took steps to launch a vaccination campaign there.
Talking to The Daily Star, Mahmudur Rahman, director of the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research, said they have received information in the evening about two persons being anthrax infected.
"Though anthrax in cattle was detected almost a month back, we received the report of human infection just today (yesterday)," he said.
Every year during the rainy season anthrax spreads among the cattle in the country.
The director said that if the livestock department can continue anthrax vaccination for five consecutive years, which does not cost much, anthrax in cattle will be contained. And eventually spread of the disease to humans will be contained.
Contacted, a high official of the livestock department, however, said they have no report of anthrax in cattle this year.
Chinanari villagers Chand Ullah Miah, Mirazul Islam and Sarwar Hossain who went to Santhia Hospital on Friday were diagnosed to be carrying germs of anthrax, Monsurur Rahman, upazila health and family planning officer, told The Daily Star. They were taking treatment at the hospital.
Sources in the upazila health and livestock department said two goats of Mamtaj Begum got infected with anthrax a few days ago. One of them died while the other was culled.
Chand Ullah, Mirazul and Sarwar caught the disease as they processed the meat, said Monsurur Rahman.
Officials of the livestock department visited the area yesterday and took steps to launch a vaccination campaign there.
Talking to The Daily Star, Mahmudur Rahman, director of the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research, said they have received information in the evening about two persons being anthrax infected.
"Though anthrax in cattle was detected almost a month back, we received the report of human infection just today (yesterday)," he said.
Every year during the rainy season anthrax spreads among the cattle in the country.
Contacted, a high official of the livestock department, however, said they have no report of anthrax in cattle this year.
