Anthrax Outbreak Under Control Now – Ghana Veterinary Service Assures
The outbreak of the disease necessitated a ban on the movement of animals such as goats, sheep, pigs, cattle, and dogs from the eastern corridor of the Upper East Region.
Prosper Kwaku Selassy Agbitor 
Over 150,000 livestock have been vaccinated in the Upper East Region following the outbreak of anthrax in the region.
The outbreak of the disease necessitated a ban on the movement of animals such as goats, sheep, pigs, cattle, and dogs from the eastern corridor of the Upper East Region.
Speaking to Citi News, the Risk Communications Manager at the Ghana Veterinary Service, Dr. Benjamin Kissi Sasu, said the situation has been brought under control.
According to him, a total of 1,243,000 animals have been vaccinated in the Upper East Region as at now.
He commended the effective participation of the community as well as corporations of the various districts. He noted that a good number of animal vaccinations are ongoing adding, "Currently, we are not seeing any signs [of anthrax], and we hope it will keep up. So yes, we have been able to contain it in that way,” Dr. Benjamin Kissi Sasu assured.
In a press release, the Regional Health Directorate, on June 1, 2023, announced that it received notification of two suspected cases of anthrax with one death in Binduri District following the consumption of dead cattle.
In all, four cattle died in the affected community. Eleven suspected cases were identified, and contact tracing started in the affected community.
