YEREVAN. – Another suspected case of anthrax is recorded in Armenia’s Martuni region. The patient is hospitalized and doctors say the patient is in satisfactory condition, Hayots Ashkharh daily reports.  

“All suspicious cases—except for the last one—of the typical symptoms of anthrax are already treated [in Armenia]. As a result of laboratory testing, 10 from the 55 suspicious cases that were recorded are confirmed. There were no false symptoms because the anthrax wound differs. In addition, the residents are so much aware and scared that they see a doctor for every odd symptom.      

The [Agriculture Ministry’s] State Service on Food Safety Press Secretary Babken Pipoyan noted that no new cases were recorded of anthrax among animals, owing to which the [nearly two-month] supervision on meat shops is lifted,” Hayots Ashkharh writes.