Anthrax outbreak hits Visakha Agency, 13 cases reported

Thirteen people, including a one-year-old child, have become infected with anthrax in Hukumpeta, Andhra Pradesh in southeastern India, according to local media accounts. The patients, who were admitted in the King George Hospital last night, all contracted the cutaneous form of the serious bacterial infection. Reports note that all the victims contracted the disease through consumption of ["]