43 infected with anthrax

Forty-three people have been infected with anthrax, a bacterial disease that spreads from cattle, in five villages in Sirajganj and Tangail districts.
On information, medical teams of the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) visited the villages Tuesday and found them infected with the disease following tests.
The infected villagers have already been given drugs and there is nothing to worry, IEDCR Director Professor Mahmudur Rahman said yesterday, adding that the medical teams had collected samples from the patients for further tests.
Among the 43 patients, 20 belong to Char Nandigati village under Ullapara upazila in Sirjaganj.
A sick cow was slaughtered in the village few days ago, reports our Pabna correspondent.
The other affected villagers are from Koijuri village under Shahzadpur upazila in the same district and Tangail's Ambaria village under Madhupur upazila and Sandalpur village under Dhanbari upazila.