The cause of anthrax infection in Voronezh was the cutting of a carcass of a sick animal.
The number of cases of anthrax infection near Voronezh has reached seven. This was reported in the Rospotrebnadzor department in the region. Among the infected are two women and five men.
One of the foci was identified in the Bogucharsky district. The investigation conducted by Rospotrebnadzor showed that local residents were infected when they cut up the carcass of an infected cow.
As it turned out, several cows died on the farm. To find out what caused it, the farm workers decided to cut up one of the carcasses. As a result, a mechanic, a security guard and a livestock worker were infected.
In addition, anthrax was detected in the owner of a private butcher shop, an employee, several customers, and another man who also cut up the carcass of an infected cow.
Now in some territories of Bogucharsky, Kantemirovsky districts of Voronezh region quarantine is introduced.
Earlier it was reported that in Voronezh from September 1, the quarantine on anthrax was canceled because of the outbreak of the disease found in August at the market "1000 trifles".