Anthrax outbreak in Iraq

ABSTRACT

An early report received from Dahuk province of Northern Iraq suggests an outbreak of Anthrax in humans. Three villages in the district of Aqra in Dahuk province reported 37 suspected cases of Cutaneous anthrax. Earlier anthrax has been laboratory confirmed in animals in same area by the state veterinary services and deaths of livestock have been reported from the same villages reporting suspected cases of cutaneous anthrax. Similar suspected cases of human Cutaneous anthrax and animal deaths have also been reported from Afghanistan and are currently being investigated