re: Anthrax- follow through

[Didi Ananda Rucira]

hello all,

First- thanks everyone who wrote. It was all very useful info. Now the follow through (mid-way)

Andy wrote:

Rare but not unheard of.
In one village area in Kenya, it appears that about 9 infected cows were passed by irresponsible inspectors. The villagers - about 60 or so who ate the meat were infected. 1 died. The rest were caught up by the Min. of Health and were treated allopathically. In another village, 2 more families have fallen ill.

Unfortunately(??!) for us the TV/papers news reported the matter a week after the incident and we (at Abha Light) were also a bit slow on the uptake ourselves.

However, on the positive side, I met the local officials and they want us to do some mobile clinics in their area anyway. I also met the local MoHealth Dr. chief and, it turns out, he appears to be somewhat openminded to allowing us to work with him if further cases appear.

So if there are further developments, I will certainly report more.

Thanks again everyone for your imput.
Sincerely,
Didi Ananda Ruchira
Director, Abha Light
visit: www.abhalight.org
tel: +254 20 445-0181 / cells: 0733-895466 / 0723-869133