In Nyagatare, a teenager identified as Tumusime Dan 12 reportedly died from eating cattle meat which was suffering from Black Quarter disease. 14 others have been admitted.
The incidence occurred at Kabare 2 village, Nsheke in Nyagatare district.
Black quarter disease also refered to as Blackleg, is an acute infectious disease of cattle manifested by severe inflammation of the muscle.
Since the admission of 14 people to hospital, 3 have remained hospitalised, 11 have so far been discharged.
Nzabandora Eliazar has been discharged from the Hospital. He noted that he first developed severe stomach cramps, malaria and diarrhoea.
Ndazigaruye Gervais, a veterinary Doctor in Nyagatare district, told Press in the area that the tests and the symptoms manifested by the patients, concluded that they had eaten meat of cattle suffering from black quarter disease.
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