Now the spouses, taken to the infectious diseases department of the district hospital, are in a stable condition of moderate severity, and the relatives and fellow villagers who came into contact with them are under constant medical supervision. People at risk receive a course of preventive treatment.
The HEAD of Chuvashia, Oleg Nikolaev, said that it was premature to declare quarantine after isolated cases of anthrax. The population has been warned about the inadmissibility of purchasing MEAT and skins of livestock that have not passed a veterinary examination. According to preliminary data, spores of anthrax bacteria were contained in livestock feed bought from the hands.