THE Department of Health (DoH) has sent experts to Nueva Vizcaya to shed light on the death of two persons and the hospitalization of 150 others in a village in Lasam town.
Local experts suspect the cause of deaths and illnesses were due to the anthrax bacteria.
However, DOH Secretary Esperanza Cabral said it was unlikely the deaths were caused by anthrax.
Dr. Eric Tayag, National Epidemiology Center (NEC) chief said in an interview that two
epidemiologist will coordinate with local experts to study the cases and to find out if there are more cases that were unreported.
Last Friday, two people were reported dead and 150 more fell ill after eating meat taken from a dead carabao. But doctors in the area are yet to release a full report on the cases. (PIA-Bohol)
