Shaanxi OASIS suspected anthrax cases

Recently, Ganquan County Yuan Zhuang Cun, there have been a few cases of mules died of unknown causes. Meanwhile, extended hospital admissions from Yuan Zhuang Cun suspected anthrax patients. After receiving the report, provincial and municipal leaders made important instructions, Ganquan County jump start control emergency plan, provincial experts to Ganquan County to conduct epidemiological investigation in a timely manner to guide prevention and control work. Current control technique specifications, the prevention and control work has been in full swing, the cure and diagnose work being carried out by the provincial animal disease prevention Center. Up to now, the dead dajiachu 15, 11 people suspected infections. According to experts, the anthrax was spread through blood contact zoonoses, is preventable, controllable and treatable.

Source from Ganquan County people's Government official website