ASTANA, April 8. /TASS/. Major floods have inundated 14 anthrax-contaminated cattle burial sites in western Kazakhstan, a regional Kazakh official said.
"In order to prevent dangerous infectious diseases of animals in the territories where emergencies have occurred, all livestock will be under the supervision of veterinary services. As soon as possible, all animals will be vaccinated against anthrax," said the official, Nurkayyr Kusayynov, who heads the veterinary and sanitary safety department at the Western Kazakhstan Region’s veterinary department, the Uralskaya Nedelya newspaper reported.
The floods that started in March have prompted 10 Kazakh regions to declare emergencies. Since the beginning of the flooding, more than 75,000 people have been rescued, including more than 18,000 children. About 3,745 single-family homes remain flooded.