In the village of Staroe Aktashevo Tsivilsky municipal district of the Chuvash Republic introduced quarantine due to two cases of anthrax infection. The decree on the introduction of restrictive measures was signed by the head of the republic, Oleg Nikolayev, and published on the website of the authorities.
According to the decree, quarantine will operate on the territory of the epizootic focus, the disadvantaged point and the threatened zone until further notice. The epizootic focus was identified in a personal subsidiary plot located at the address: Chuvash Republic, Tsivilsky municipal district, village of Staroe Aktashevo, st. 18, Zaprudnaya. visits to the epizootic focus by strangers, except for personnel performing production operations with animals susceptible to ulcers, as well as the movement of susceptible animals. The entry and exit of vehicles from the territory of the outbreak is also prohibited.
Earlier, the head of the republic said that two local residents were infected with anthrax. The cause of infection was contact with livestock raw materials, namely, a butchered bull carcass. Those infected were taken to the hospital, their condition is assessed as moderate. The Office of Rospotrebnadzor for Chuvashia later confirmed this information.