More than 100 hippopotamus were found dead in Namibia in a remote national park, the country’s environment minister said that warning anthrax outbreak could be to blame.
Anthrax is caused by the bacteria called Bacillus anthracis, and it affects around 2,000 people per year in Africa; however, the disease is more common in animals.
Before the latest deaths, the hippo population in Namibia was estimated at 1,300 by government officials.
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