Home Anthrax outbreak triggered by climate change sickens dozens in Arctic Circle
 

Keywords :   


Anthrax outbreak triggered by climate change sickens dozens in Arctic Circle

2016-08-01 22:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: A 12-year-old boy in the far north of Russia has died in an outbreak of anthrax that experts believe was triggered when unusually warm weather caused the release of the bacteria. The boy was one of 72 nomadic herders, including 41 children, hospitalised in the town of Salekhard in the Arctic Circle, after reindeer began dying en masse from anthrax. Five adults and two other children have been diagnosed with the disease, which is known as Siberian plague in Russian and was last seen in the...

Tags: change circle climate climate change

Category:Electronics and Electrical

Latest from this category

All news

»
05.11PM responds to Sir Alan Bates after repeated requests
05.11American Angus elects 2024-25 board leaders
05.11Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook
05.11Eastern North Pacific Tropical Weather Outlook
05.11Tropical Storm Rafael Graphics
05.11Tropical Storm Rafael Public Advisory Number 8A
05.11Summary for Tropical Storm Rafael (AT3/AL182024)
05.11Brazil gives green light to medicinal use of Cannabis in animals
More »