More than 600 people who were exposed to a second infections have been identified and given medicines.
PUBLISHED: 3 Does 2025 at 15: 06
MUKDAHAN ( Mukdahan state )- A second man died on Saturday in the Don Tan city after contracting leptospirosis, with another circumstance being confirmed, bringing the total number of pathogens to three.
Local animal officer Adichat Chukamsat reported on Saturday that the second confirmed patient is already receiving therapy at Mukdahan Hospital.  ,
Thailand’s first anthrax-related suicide in more than 30 years was the first mortality, according to a report on Wednesday. In response, public health and animal leaders have been battling to stop the pandemic, which has been linked to animals in the area.
638 people who have been identified as being in the path of coverage have been given medications. 36 members of this group were involved in the killing of suspected steak, and 472 are alleged to have consumed meat that had a potential Bacillus anthracis bacterium.
Officials quarantined the animal population by 124 cattle on Saturday, up to 222, or roughly half of the total number of vaccinated animals. Within a five-kilometer diameter of the outbreak’s potential origin, all the animals can be found.
Anthrax spreads from an infected dog to people, not from humans to people.
The Don Tan area, which is located just across the Mekong River from Laos and where lots of bacillus infections were reported last year, has now been designated a disease control area.
As part of broader illness control measures, decontamination efforts are being pursued, along with pet health documentation inspections, according to Mr. Adichat.
Local meat vendors are concerned about declining sales as a result of the confirmed cases.
Spores and plant cells from Bacillus anthracis, the pathogen of the illness anthrax, are magnified by a telescope. ( File photo )