BANGKOK: Don Tan District in Mukdahan Province, northeastern Thailand, has been declared a surveillance zone for anthrax following the death of a local resident suspected to have contracted the deadly disease.
In a disease control order issued on Wednesday, Chakrit Chumchan, chief of Don Tan District, stated that the case occurred on April 27, when a resident in Lao Mee Subdistrict reportedly handled and consumed undercooked beef.
