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ANTHRAX ALERT IN CAGAYAN AFTER DEATHS & 150 IN HOSPITAL

February 28, 2010

Two people died while scores were hospitalized in a remote Cagayan village in what authorities said was a case of ingesting contaminated animal meat at the weekend.

Doctors at the Cagayan Provincial Hospital feared the deaths might have been caused by the anthrax bacteria following reports that residents in San Pedro village in Lasam town had been downed after eating spoiled meat.

Cagayan health officer Danilo Alonzo confirmed that two residents from the village had died, while his deputy, Carlos Cortina, said about 150 more had been hospitalized as of last Friday and were under close monitoring by medical personnel. FULL STORY
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