| Five people suspected of having contracted anthrax (cutaneous form) had been hospitalised in the southern Kyrgyz province of Jalal-Abad and were under going treatment, local media reported on Wednesday. According to the Kyrgyz centre for infectious diseases, the source of the infection was a cow slaughtered and consumed in the southern Suzak district by local residents. There are more than 1,200 sites, which could be possible sources of anthrax infection in Kyrgyzstan. Bacteria causing the disease remain infectious in the soil for many years. |