13 Russians sick due to 75-year-old anthrax
Around 13 Siberian nomads were hospitalised following an outbreak of anthrax believed to have originated from a 75-year-old reindeer carcass in Russia that had defrosted during a heatwave, according to officials. They also confirmed that around 1,200 reindeer died over the last month due to anthrax. This would be the first anthrax outbreak in the area since 1941, they added.