[afro-nets] RFI: Control of Anthrax (3)

[Robert Machangu <machangu2001@yahoo.com>]

RFI: Control of Anthrax (3)
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Hi Chirundu,

I can only sympathise with your situation. Presumably anthrax
has been a problem in that area for a number of years and given
the economic status of the community, talking and awareness cam-
paign might not change their behaviour (eating cheap infected
meat easily). In fact it is a situation which the Veterinary
services and the public health Dept. in Zimbabwe must tackle
through recommended sanitary interventions and quarantine. You
surely won't be able to handle this single handed. This is espe-
cially important now with bioterrorism scares all over the
places. Along with that the affected persons and vulnerables
must receive antibiotics (cipro or other penicillin derivatives)
as per recommendation and availability. I hope the patients
won't have to pay for this.

Regards,

Robert S. Machang'u (PhD)
Associate Professor
Fac. Veterinary Medicine
Dept of Microbiology and Parasitology
P.O. Box 3110, Morogoro, Tanzania
Fax: +255-23-260-1485
mailto:machangu2001@yahoo.com