August 7, 2024

Anthrax leads to shutdown of cattle farm in Shandong, China

Authorities in Yanggu county, Shandong province, China, have shut down a cattle farm in the county's Qiji town after discovering cases of anthrax.

All livestock on the farm has been slaughtered and put through safe disposal procedures, said the county's disease control and prevention center on August 2. The farm's vicinity has been disinfected, and no additional positive livestock cases were found. Contaminated animal products didn't enter the market, the center said in a statement.

Local authorities have conducted sampling and symptom monitoring on workers who had been in contact with the infected livestock. By the morning of August 2, five farmworkers who had direct exposure to the sick animals were diagnosed with cutaneous anthrax, it added.

The workers' symptoms were mild, and they have been isolated for treatment.

- China Daily