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Lagos Raises Awareness On Charcoal Anthrax Disease

December 15, 2019 6:57 am
Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, Prince Gbolahan Lawal has urged livestock owners, farmers, butchers, livestock sellers and veterinarians in the state to be at alert to any sign of Charcoal Anthrax in their livestock.Lawal who disclosed this when he met members of the Sheep and Goat Farmers Association, on the reported outbreak of Charcoal Anthrax in sheep and cattle in the Republic of Niger further urged them to report any unexplained sudden deaths in livestock to the Ministry of Agriculture.

According to him, the reports would help the state government carry out a quick and appropriate investigation with a

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Over 100 Elephants Die In Botswana In Suspected Anthrax

Over 100 Elephants Die In Botswana In Suspected Anthrax

October 23, 2019 11:57 am
More than 100 elephants have died in Botswana in the past two months partly because of a suspected anthrax outbreak, the government has said.“Preliminary investigations suggest the elephants are dying from anthrax, whilst some died from drought effects,” a Department of Wildlife and National Parks statement said.

“Due to the severe drought, elephants end up ingesting soil while grazing and get exposed to the anthrax bacteria spore,” it said.

Elephants Without Borders said an aerial survey showed fresh elephant carcasses increased by 59 percent between 2014 and 2018, mostly from poaching and illegal hunting with drought also a contributing

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