Anthrax vaccine funding urged amid West Africa outbreak

Gavi
Aug 25, 2023

Anthrax vaccine funding urged amid West Africa outbreak


As Ghana and Nigeria grapple with outbreaks of anthrax, scientists say governments must prioritise funds for vaccination to prevent a re-emergence of the disease across West Africa.

Anthrax is a zoonotic disease – transmissible from animals to humans – caused by the spore-forming bacterium Bacillus anthracis.

Dozens of animals and one person died as a result of confirmed cases of anthrax in the Upper East region of northern Ghana in early June, while the disease was confirmed in Nigeria’s north-central state of Niger in July.

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