In the Voronezh region, seven people were hospitalized from an anthrax outbreak

Seven people from an anthrax outbreak in the village of Lebedinka, Bogucharsky district, Voronezh region, were taken to the infectious diseases department of emergency hospital No. 8 in Voronezh, reported TASS representative of the regional ambulance station.

“Seven were hospitalized in Maslovka (a microdistrict in Voronezh.— “b”), to emergency hospital No. 8… all from one outbreak. These are two women and five men,” said the agency’s interlocutor.

Earlier today, September 7, became It is known about two identified foci of anthrax in the Voronezh region, their exact location was not specified. At the end of August, two outbreaks of anthrax were identified in the region. The first is in the Krasnye Holmy farm, the second is in the refrigerators of the meat aisle of the 1000 Little Things market in the center of Voronezh.

How reported “Kommersant” sources in law enforcement agencies, the department of the Investigative Committee for the Voronezh Region opened a criminal case on August 22 for violation of veterinary rules, which resulted in the spread of anthrax in the region (Part 1 of Article 249 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, maximum penalty – two years in prison).

According to investigators, on August 21, in the village of Krasnye Holmy, Paninsky district, a man slaughtered an infected cow and sold its meat. After this he was hospitalized, and in the area introduced emergency mode. The meat, investigators believe, ended up at the 1,000 Little Things market. After his discovery in the city introduced quarantine.

Erdni Kagaltynov