Residents in Bududa District are worried, following an outbreak of Anthrax disease which has already killed one person and 10 cows in Bumabara village, in Bunatsami sub-county.
According to Dr Felix Odongo the Bududa District Agriculture Officer, tests carried out by the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) on Thursday confirmed the disease.
Odongo says that one person succumbed to the disease and 13 others are undergoing treatment after eating meat from an infected cow.
They have tentatively halted the sale of animals in the open market and also no movement of animals in and out of the district.
The Bunatsami Sub County councillor Augustine Wamini says that the incident has caused fear among the residents because meat from infected animals was being sold in the markets.
WHO for Animal Health indicates that infected animals may present with high fever, muscle tremors, and difficulty breathing seen shortly before the animal collapses and dies.
Also, unclotted blood may exude from all the natural openings and the body may not stiffen after death.
Although routine vaccination has been identified as the only viable preventive measure, local governments often rely on donations from other organizations to acquire the vaccines.
