Jakarta – 3 locals of Gunung Kidul District, Yogyakarta, have actually passed away of anthrax infection sent by farm animals, the Ministry of Health said on Tuesday.
” For death cases, there are 3 individuals in Semanu Sub-district, Gunung Kidul District, Yogyakarta,” head of the ministry’s interaction and civil services bureau, Siti Nadia Tarmizi, confirmed here.
The ministry is still performing an epidemiological examination in two sub-districts, Semanu and Karangmojo, to analyze numerous aspects varying from the spread to the reason for transmission.
Based upon the outcomes of serological tests, so far, 93 patients have evaluated positive for anthrax in those locations. The results of a genome sequencing test revealed that the dead patients were favorable for anthrax.
According to Tarmizi, the cases in Gunung Kidul were the very first to be spotted in 2023, while there were no reported cases of anthrax in 2022.
She further said that some of the clients are still going through treatment while others have recovered.
It has been presumed that the cases were brought on by the consumption of beef throughout the Eid al-Adha celebrations given that Gunung Kidul is an anthrax-endemic location.
She said that cattle can get contaminated if they consume yard that contains a bacterium that causes anthrax infection. There is likewise a possibility that the bacterium that had been sitting underground was lifted due to growing activities, she added.
To this end, the community has actually been encouraged to be selective regarding the quality of beef, especially beef sourced from farms found in anthrax-endemic locations.
Tarmizi appealed to the neighborhood in Gunung Kidul to perform farming activities by using individual protective devices, such as boots, gloves, and clothing, that covers all parts of the body.
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