119 infected with anthrax in Sleman

119 infected with anthrax in Sleman

YOGYAKARTA: A total of 119 people, or seventy-five percent of the
159 people surveyed recently in Hargobinangun subdistrict, Sleman
regency, were found to have been infected with anthrax, a health
official said on Wednesday.

But, Sleman health office director Sunartono said that the
level of anthrax infections were still far from the danger level.
Those affected had received medical treatment and all had
recovered, said Sunartono.

The health office conducted the survey after it had earlier
found that a number of cattle in the subdistrict had died of
anthrax. -- Antara