Anthrax Outbreak: Nigerian Govt warns against consuming ponmo, bushmeat Nigerians have been advised to stop consuming hides (ponmo), smoked meat, and bush meat due to the outbreak of Anthrax in some neighboring countries. "The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development hereby alerts the general public on the outbreak of Anthrax in some neighboring countries within the West African Sub-Region; specifically, Northern Ghana bordering Burkina Faso and Togo," said Dr. Ernest Umakhihe, the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Anthrax is a bacterial disease that affects both...