Armenia: Two human anthrax cases confirmed

Two people from Artamed village in Armenia's Armavir province have been hospitalized after contracting the bacterial disease, anthrax, according to Armenian media accounts. It is reported that the two patients contracted the bacterium while handling infected meat brought from Georgia. They were admitted to Yerevan's Nork hospital suffering with hand ulcers. Here is where Bacillus anthracis was confirmed. ["]