Two Residents Taken to Hospital With Suspected Anthrax in Kyrgyz Southwest

Text of report by privately-owned Kyrgyz AKIpress news agency website

Dzhalal-Abad, 30 July: The press service of the Emergencies Ministry of the Kyrgyz Republic has announced that a 23-year-old resident of Nooken District has been taken to the infectious diseases department of the Kochkor-Ata territorial hospital with suspected anthrax.

According to information from the press service of the Emergencies Ministry, the total number of people who were taken to hospital is 35, of which 28 have been discharged and seven are being given appropriate treatment.

Moreover, a resident of the Baltagulov village administration of Alabuka District has been taken to hospital with suspected anthrax. “The patient is under the observation of an infectious diseases doctor,” the press service said.

Originally published by AKIpress news agency website, Bishkek, in Russian 0325 30 Jul 08.

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