ArmInfo.. In Armenia, eight people are hospitalized after being infected with a particularly dangerous infectious disease - anthrax.
As the press service of the RA Ministry of Healthcare informed to ArmInfo, two men, whose hands were affected by anthraxes were delivered to the hospital in Martuni, Gegharkunik Region. "Patients reported that several days ago they were dealing with the processing of cow meat. In this regard, specialists from the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention visited the village of Gegahovit, where six more cases of anthrax skin form were detected. 5 people were sent to the Yerevan's NORK Infection Clinical Hospital for examination and assessment of the clinical condition," the agency's press service informed.
The Ministry of Healthcare also informed that all patients are under the control of doctors, and doctors work in the village where cases of anthrax were recorded. The Inspectorate of Food Safety was informed about the incident.