Four things farmers and the public need to know about anthrax

Carcass of a buffalo.

Recently, the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) reported that 10 buffaloes succumbed to anthrax in the Lake Nakuru National Park. This put Kenyan farmers and the public at large on a high alert as it was feared that the disease may spread to animals and humans outside the park.

Their concerns are genuine given that the disease can easily spread to neighbouring human settlements through scavengers or displaced soil particles harbouring anthrax spores.