Thailand govt urges calm after first anthrax death in decades


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BANGKOK (AFP): Thailand's health ministry urged calm on Friday after the kingdom reported its first anthrax death in more than three decades, with a second infection already confirmed.

Anthrax -- which spreads through bacteria in soil -- commonly infects grazing livestock and wild animals but can kill humans with symptoms including skin lesions, blisters and swollen lymph nodes.

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