{"id":121415,"date":"2023-12-11T12:19:23","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T12:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogcamlodipine.com\/?p=121415"},"modified":"2023-12-11T12:19:23","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T12:19:23","slug":"health-officials-now-fear-spread-of-fifth-deadly-virus-its-already-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogcamlodipine.com\/world-news\/health-officials-now-fear-spread-of-fifth-deadly-virus-its-already-in-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Health officials now fear spread of fifth deadly virus \u2013 its already in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"

The World Health Organisation is in meltdown after another deadly virus emerged, adding a fifth to the list of ones wreaking havoc worldwide this month.<\/p>\n

Anthrax, first spotted in 1752, has already made its way to Europe after reducing Zambia to concerning chaos with the virus detected in 684 people as of November 20. Of those cases, four deaths have also been reported, and it has been seen in nine of the country's 10 provinces.<\/p>\n

The epicentre is thought to be the Sinazongwe district, with 287 cases being found there, including 50% of the deaths \u2013 it has already beaten the country's previous outbreak record, which saw 511 cases reported in 2011. And it doesn't just impact humans, either, as 13 domestic animals including 10 cattle and three goats being impacted.<\/p>\n

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The disease is one of the rare \u201cspore-forming\u201d bacteria that can go from animals to humans, and is now the fifth disease spreading so far this year alongside the latest Coronavirus strain, season flu, the mystery China pneumonia and whooping cough. It has already been seen in Europe, after three cases were discovered in Romania in August.<\/p>\n

A WHO spokesman said: \u201cThe epidemic is spreading along the provinces located along the basin of the Zambezi, Kafue, and Luangwa rivers, which is an additional problem because these rivers also flow into Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe, Kahora Bassa in Mozambique and Lake Malawi, and the risk of anthrax transmission to neighbouring countries is increased.<\/p>\n

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