date:Sep 06, 2012
to anthrax, meat and meat products, dairy products, wool, hides and bristles of cattle, small ruminants and pigs,said Akin Ispullaev, head of the committee of veterinary control and supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan.
Officials believe that the people contracted the anthrax from infected cattle, but it is unknown how many animals are sick or will be destroyed in the Altai region. According to unconfirmed sources, the outbreak stems from six head of cattle which caught inf