An outbreak of cutaneous anthrax in Zambia was linked to contact with the meat from hippos that had died from the bacterial illness.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/2011-deadly-anthrax-outbreak-zambia-caused-hippo-meat-research
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/lusaka-times-zambia
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/animal-diseases
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/zambia
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/diseases