DOH tags Anthrax cases in Cagayan as ‘controlled’
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MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) declared the health situation involving Anthrax disease in the province of Cagayan as “controlled” after no additional infections or deaths were reported on Tuesday.
“According to the latest reports from the DOH Epidemiology Bureau (EB) and the Regional Epidemiology Surveillance Unit (RESU) of Region II, there [have] been no additional human cases of Anthrax recorded and no additional deaths among carabaos as of January 3, 2023,” the agency said in a statement.
“The health event has now been tagged as controlled,” it added.
It can be recalled that four deaths among carabaos or water buffalos due to anthrax were reported on December 24, 2022, in Cagayan province.
Seventy-three individuals were also isolated due to exposure to the infected animals in Santo Niño town.
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