According to Zhyldez Aigerchinova, representative of Health Care Ministry, the hospitalized people are inhabitants of the villages of Kalmatay and Kyz-Mazar.
"The final diagnosis has not been declared. All the 12 hospitalized people have signs of anthrax after eating meat. The lab tests are not ready yet," she said.
The patients are in satisfactory condition, they are getting treatment.
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