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Anthrax case registered in Kiev region
Ukraine's Ministry for Emergency Situations informed November 11 that laboratory tests had confirmed that disease of a cow in a private household of the village of Krasnoye in Zgurovka rayon, Kiev region, registered on November 7, had been due to anthrax.
The ministry informed that the carcass of the slaughtered animal had been burnt. Medical observation has been established over persons who had contact with the animal. A complex of anti-epizootic measures is being executed. Specialists from local and regional veterinary medicine services are working on site of the disease. Developments are under control of Kiev regional office of the Ministry for Emergency Situations.