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The Kwara State Government has warned members of the public to stop patronizing illegal Butchers’ shops to avoid anthrax disease and its dire consequences.
The Director of Personnel, Finance and Supply (DPFS), Kwara State Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mallam Abdullahi Kayode Abdulwahab gave this warning in a press statement issued today by the Ministry.
The statement, signed by the DPFS himself, stressed further that the warning was necessary in view of the recent outbreak of anthrax disease in the country to safeguard public health.
The statement further described anthrax as a highly contagious and deadly disease that has the capacity to cause an unprecedented human casualties.
Abdulwahab, however, warned members of the public against consuming beef from unauthorized Slaughter Slabs, Abattoirs and Butchers’ shops, which operate illegally without proper sanitary and health standards.
In view of the above, all private slaughter houses are hereby requested to register with the Kwara State Government through the department of veterinary services, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, for proper monitoring and appropriate measures to prevent the spread of anthrax and other zoonotic diseases.
It emphasized the importance of displaying appropriate licenses from the Ministry to demonstrate compliance with public health regulations, to assure consumers that the meat is certified for human consumption.
The statement also charged Kwara residents to be more vigilant during this critical time and report any slaughter house without a displayed license to the authority.
It further enjoined the public to report any suspected cases of anthrax, such as sudden death with blood oozing out from nose, mouth and other natural openings, in order to raise alert about doubtful meat sources to the Director of Veterinary Services, Dr. Olugbon AbdulLateef Salman or call the State Committee Chairperson on disease prevention and control, Dr. Idiat Aminu on 08160989312.
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