BELGRADE, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- Slovenian veterinary services confirmed on Wednesday another case of anthrax just several days after four cows were found to have died of anthrax on a farm in eastern Slovenia.

    A bull on a farm 7 kilometers away from the original outbreak was infected with the disease, the national Veterinary Administration said in a statement, adding that the most likely cause of the infection is contaminated fodder.

    The vets have banned the farm in Kamna Gora, 30 kilometers southwest of Maribor, from selling or slaughtering animals and spreading manure on meadows, the Slovenian news agency STA reported.

    A disinfecting barrier has also been set up and other measures taken.

    On Friday, Slovenian veterinary services confirmed reports about the death of four cows caused by anthrax at a farmer from the village of Zice near Slovenske Konjice in northeastern Slovenia.

    The Veterinary Administration said there have been almost 80 cases of anthrax in Slovenia in the past 50 years, the last case before the latest outbreak recorded in 2001.

    The health authorities were quick to play down people's fears about the disease, saying the disease could be contracted by humans only when people are in touch with infected meat.