Anthrax outbreak kills hippos in DR Congo’s Virunga National Park
WHILE the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to grapple with the deadliest Ebola outbreak in its history, another disease is taking a heavy toll on wildlife in Virunga National Park in the country’s east. Over the past four weeks, hippopotamus carcasses have been discovered in the Semuliki River, west of Africa’s oldest national … The post Anthrax outbreak kills hippos in DR Congo’s…
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is currently facing its deadliest Ebola outbreak in history, while another disease is causing significant damage to wildlife in Virunga National Park in the country's east. Over the past four weeks, numerous hippopotamus carcasses have been found in the Semuliki River, located west of Africa's oldest national park, causing alarm among communities living along its banks.
Michael Kambale, a resident of the Vitshumbi enclave approximately 100 kilometers (62 miles) north of Goma, the capital of North Kivu Province, expressed his fears to Al Jazeera, stating that the mass deaths of hippos in the Semuliki River began to surface in mid-September amidst the ongoing Ebola outbreak. Following laboratory tests, Virunga National Park has confirmed that anthrax, caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis, is the cause of the wildlife deaths.
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