New Delhi, May 2 || Health officials in Thailand have confirmed the death of a 53-year-old man from Anthrax -- a serious bacterial illness --, after consuming raw meat.
Anthrax is a serious infectious disease caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis.
The country’s Department of Disease Control (DDC) confirmed the first confirmed human death from the Don Tan district in Mukdahan province, The Nation Thailand reported.
The DDC linked the death with the consumption and distribution of beef during a religious festival.
The deceased patient, a construction worker with underlying diabetes, developed a lesion on his right hand on April 24 and was hospitalised on April 27.
The man passed away during treatment as his symptoms worsened making his wound black, swelling lymph nodes under the right armpit, fainting, and causing seizures, the report said.
The Thai authorities reported no unusual illness or death in animals from the area but issued a public health alert and the officials are actively monitoring to contain the spread of anthrax.
Meanwhile, officials from the country’s Department of Livestock Development (DLD) noted that they have collected samples -- including dried meat and hides from pigs and cattle, meat and blood from cutting boards, and cow faeces -- to further monitor the presence of the disease in the country.