By ALEX NJERUMore by this AuthorThree Tharaka-Nithi residents have been admitted in critical condition after eating the meat of cow believed to have been infected with anthrax. The three were taken to Chuka County Referral Hospital while at least 10 were examined at various facilities and discharged. “We visited one of the affected villages on Monday to appeal to them to seek treatment but most ran away and hid in the bushes,” he said. Agriculture executive Jasper Nkanya said he sent livestock officers to affected areas in a bid to arrest the situation. I have improved," he said, adding that when cows dies in the villages, residents hardly call veterinary officers for inspections.

Source: Daily Nation January 01, 2019 11:15 UTC