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One person has died from the disease.
The Kween district Surveillance Officer, Phily Musobo said the outbreak started April 12 after six people reported to Atar HCIII, after reportedly eating meat from a dead cow which had died on the 7th April 2021.
Musobo said that the disease is fast spreading but the district is struggling to facilitate the response to the outbreak due to lack of funds. He also cited the lack of cooperation from the community despite intensive social mobilization conducted.
Anthrax is a bacterial pathogen in livestock and wild animals. Ruminants such as bison, cattle, sheep and goats are highly susceptible, and horses can also be infected.
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Cheptegei leads star field at the Sixth UAF Trials
Saturday April 24 2021
Making the dream. Cheptegei will run the shorter 1500m against the lap’s best at Namboole stadium today to test his speed. Photo | FILE
Summary
In athletics, several individuals such as world 10000m champion Joshua Cheptegei are not yet certain of their itineraries.
And ahead of a busy track and field season, they will only have a clear programme, perhaps, by the end of this month.
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The prevailing restrictions as a result of the coronavirus pandemic are forcing the hands of many elite athletes around the globe, more importantly before the Tokyo Olympics.
MPs undergo second virus test ahead of Museveni meeting
Thursday April 15 2021
Summary
Some of the lawmakers we talked to indicated that they were delighted and glad that Mr Museveni would address them.
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Newly elected law makers and other top ranking officials attending National Resistance Movement’s (NRM) ongoing retreat at the National Leadership Institute (NALI) were Wednesday subjected to a second Covid-19 mandatory test in preparation of President Museveni’s arrival today.
This, according to highly placed sources within the NRM attending the retreat revealed that the tests had to be done to ensure that everybody in attendance is safe.