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Epidemic Hazard in Bangladesh on Saturday, 23 June, 2012 at 19:43 (07:43 PM) UTC.
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Twenty six more Anthrax infected people have been identified at Panchil and Ultadab village under Shahzadpur upazila in Sirajganj district in the last six days. District Sanitary Inspector Ram Chandra Shaha Milon confirmed this to this correspondent yesterday. With the new ones, the number of total infected has risen to 67 in the district. Sources said, they were infected after taking meat of a sick bullock and a sick goat, which were carrying the germ of Anthrax disease. The bullock was slaughtered by one Abdul Mannan Byapari at Panchil Baza on June 2 and the goat was slaughtered by Abdul Baten at Ultadab village on June 6. Doctors said, the people who were involved in skinning and processing the sick bullock and goat would be infected within a few days. A medical team of Sirajganj health department visited the areas of the infected patients recently and prescribed them with the directive to continue the treatment. They also distributed some medicines free of cost, civil surgeon office sources said. Civil surgeon Dr. Nazim Uddin Khan said, people of the district are being infected with Anthrax one after another due to lack of awareness about the disease. Though the people are being warned about the disease and asked not to take meat of any sick cattle or goat, poor and ultra-poor people are ignoring the directives and taking meat of sick cattle or goat. He further said, there is nothing to fear over the disease, because it is curable. However, he urged the people not to slaughter any sick animal. Locals also complained that, due to lack of proper vaccination, many cattle in the areas are being infected with the disease and then people are being forced to slaughter such sick animals to recover their losses.
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| Biohazard name: |
Anthrax |
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4/4 Hazardous |
| Biohazard desc.: |
Viruses and bacteria that cause severe to fatal disease in humans, and for which vaccines or other treatments are not available, such as Bolivian and Argentine hemorrhagic fevers, H5N1(bird flu), Dengue hemorrhagic fever, Marburg virus, Ebola virus, hantaviruses, Lassa fever, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, and other hemorrhagic or unidentified diseases. When dealing with biological hazards at this level the use of a Hazmat suit and a self-contained oxygen supply is mandatory. The entrance and exit of a Level Four biolab will contain multiple showers, a vacuum room, an ultraviolet light room, autonomous detection system, and other safety precautions designed to destroy all traces of the biohazard. Multiple airlocks are employed and are electronically secured to prevent both doors opening at the same time. All air and water service going to and coming from a Biosafety Level 4 (P4) lab will undergo similar decontamination procedures to eliminate the possibility of an accidental release. |
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confirmed |
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