The Federal Ministry of Livestock Development has alerted Nigerians to the outbreak of anthrax, a zoonotic disease, in Zamfara State. In a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, the Ministry’s Director of Information and Public Relations, Mr. Ben Goong, said that the outbreak occurred on a farm in Zamfara State. Anthrax is an infection caused by bacterium Bacillus anthracis that can …

Six animals infected with Anthrax disease have been confiscated, burnt and buried by officials of the Lagos State Government to prevent its spread. The cases were discovered during surveillance of animals on Lagos Island and Agege. According to a statement on Sunday by the Permanent Secretary in the state’s Ministry of Agriculture, Mrs. Olatokunbo Emokpae, no case of human infection has …

The Kwara State Government has rolled out new measures to curb the spread of the anthrax disease in the state. This is sequel to the anthrax outbreak in a multi-species animal farm in Gajiri, Suleja Local Government of Niger State, which shares a common boundary with Kwara State. As part of the proactive measures, the state government, through the Department …

The Federal Government, on Monday, confirmed the first case of anthrax in Nigeria, stating that the disease was detected in a farm in Niger State. On 13th June, it was reported that the Federal Government alerted the general public to the outbreak of anthrax disease in some neighbouring countries within the West African sub-region and advised Nigerians to desist from …

The Federal Government has alerted the public on the outbreak of Anthrax disease in some neighbouring countries within the West African sub- region. In a statement in Abuja on Monday, the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Ernest Umakhihe said that the affected countries are, Northern Ghana bordering Burkina Faso and Togo. Umakhihe said …