Rare and deadly anthrax outbreak in western Siberia linked to heat wave
 

Rare and deadly anthrax outbreak in western Siberia linked to heat wave
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An anthrax outbreak in remote western Siberia has led to the hospitalization of at least 90 people in the Arctic town of Salekhard, with at least 20 confirmed cases of the illness. One person, a 12-year-old boy, has died from anthrax according to the TASS News Agency and other media reports.*

The outbreak has hit local reindeer populations especially hard, with at least 2,300 animals reported dead.

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