YEREVAN. – The 36 of the 38 sick animals, which were found in Dzoraghbyur village of Armenia’s Kotayk Region, have been subjected to sanitary slaughter, and additional examination was conducted on the remaining two animals.     

Armine Sukiasyan, Press Secretary of the State Food Safety Service, told the aforesaid to Pastinfo news agency.   

During the animal epidemic prevention measures that were conducted in Dzoraghbyur on March 3, the service experts had discovered that 38 cattle were infected with brucellosis.

The service applied to the Ministry of Health, with a request to conduct an examination among the village residents, too. 

The ministry has not made any statement yet as to whether or not the disease has infected the village residents, as well.