Kazakhstan lifts off anthrax quarantine

ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Quarantine imposed in some regions of Kazakhstan due to recent anthrax outbreak has been lifted off, a source at the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan told Kazinform.
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"The situation with anthrax outbreak is stable. Quarantine has been lifted off in all three regions where the anthrax outbreaks were registered - Karaganda, East Kazakhstan and Pavlodar regions," Tursyn Kabduldanov, Deputy Chairman of the Veterinary Control Committee of the ministry, said at a press conference on Friday.

Earlier it was reported that 16 anthrax cases were confirmed in Karaganda, Almaty, East Kazakhstan and Pavlodar regions since June 8 till July 8, 2016. Three patients diagnosed with anthrax died.

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