Anthrax outbreak sickens 8 in Kyrgyzstan
by Robert Herriman from Outbreak News Today on (#FFQF)
Officials in Kyrgyzstan are reporting eight suspected anthrax cases in the Jalal-Abad region. The individuals (7 men) and a child (a 12-year-old girl), have been hospitalized. The Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan said in a statement: "Eight villagers from Gian Talap, Tobo-Korgon, Ak-Tobo were hospitalized to the infectious department of Aksy district hospital ["]