Bangkok, May 1 (EFE) .- The Thailand Ministry of Health urged Thursday to avoid the consumption of raw meat, after it was confirmed that a man died by Antrax in the city of Mukdahan, in the north of the country, where the authorities have increased health surveillance.
The government ensures that the situation is under control but has urged the population to move away from raw or little cooked meat, as well as not to dissect or touch animals that die from unknown causes, especially cows, buffalo, goats and sheep, according to a statement.
The disease control department asked citizens to immediately notify if you know cases of animals with unusual diseases “to prevent the propagation of the antrax”, while calling the public not to panic as long as epidemiological research lasts.
The director of that department, Phanumas Yanawetsakul, explained that the deceased, 53, began to develop sores in his right hand on April 24 and was admitted to the hospital three days later, when “the sores became notoriously black.”
“The initial investigations suggest that the risk factor was the sacrifice of cattle and the distribution” of that meat among several neighbors, so the authorities initiated inquiries in the area.
Until now, at least 247 people were “in contact with the disease”, including 28 who participated in the sacrifice of cattle and 219 for having consumed raw meat.
Given this, health personnel have administered medication to high -risk contacts and maintains surveillance in this region.
Thailand registered in the years 2000 and 2017 some specific cases of Antrax, without any death, while in March 2024 he had declared an alert in view of a hundred cases detected in neighboring Laos, where a person died last year for this disease. EFE
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