Heads of cattle owned by people Myitkyina died within 24 hours after they revealed symptoms where the foot trembled, reports in the Myanmar media in exile said. According to veterinary doctors the symptoms of Anthrax are fever, swelling leading to death in animals like sheep and cattle. The disease can be passed on to humans.

This has created panic among residents of the capital of Kachin State in Myanmar. The Myanmar regime, however, for possibly the first time reacted with some alacrity sending in veterinary doctors and staff to tackle the disease. The veterinary teams are injecting anti-Anthrax vaccines in cattle in villages in and around Myitkyina. Unlike anything that the junta usually does this time, however the veterinary team is visiting each village for the vaccination with the help of village administrative offices, reports added.

The junta authorities are, however, going about tackling the disease quietly. It has made no public announcement about the disease neither has it bothered to warn people not to sell meat of cattle dying from Anthrax in local markets. Locals believe that the disease has spread due to weather changes in the state. Farmers in villages are worried stiff and are praying that the regime can control the spread of the disease. They are apprehensive of their cattle dying of Anthrax because many depend on cattle for farm activities like ploughing paddy fields and other crops.