YEREVAN. – The source of the recent emergence of anthrax in Armenia was the slaughtering of an animal in a courtyard of Tsovak village nearby Vardenis district of the Gegharkunik Region, the Agriculture Ministry’s Veterinary Inspectorate Chief Hovhannes Mkrtchyan stated during a pres conference on Wednesday.        

In his words, the alarm was received on October 15, when a man with symptoms of anthrax was taken to hospital. “The circumstances showed that a courtyard [animal] slaughter was carried out, [and] as a result, that man was infected from the meat of the sick animal,” Mkrtchyan said.      

Hovhannes Mkrtchyan assured that there are no contaminated animals in Tsovak and in the neighboring villages, at present, and vaccinations were carried out.