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Anthrax scare – Assam
October 24 , 2019
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- A buffalo death due to Anthrax has been reported at Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam.
- Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary has the highest concentration of one-horned rhinos in the world and is often called ‘Mini Kaziranga’ due to similar landscape and vegetation.
- Anthrax is a serious infectious disease caused by bacteria known as Bacillus anthracis.
- Anthrax can be fatal for humans who come in contact with infected animals.
- It does not typically spread directly between people
- It can occur in four forms: skin, lungs, intestinal, and injection.
- It is characterised by blisters around swellings on the skin, chest pain, vomiting, diarrhoea and fever.
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