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| Siberia anthrax outbreak: 12yo boy killed, 8 infected as disease returns after 75 years | |
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| A 12-year-old boy evacuated from an anthrax epidemic zone in Russia has died in hospital while eight other people have been diagnosed with the disease. The infection has resurfaced in western Siberia 75 years after the previous outbreak. | A 12-year-old boy evacuated from an anthrax epidemic zone in Russia has died in hospital while eight other people have been diagnosed with the disease. The infection has resurfaced in western Siberia 75 years after the previous outbreak. |
| The child died in hospital in the city of Salekhard, the capital of the Yamalo-Nenetsk Autonomous Area, where quarantine over the anthrax outbreak was declared last week. The boy was among several dozen indigenous people evacuated from the contaminated area. | The child died in hospital in the city of Salekhard, the capital of the Yamalo-Nenetsk Autonomous Area, where quarantine over the anthrax outbreak was declared last week. The boy was among several dozen indigenous people evacuated from the contaminated area. |
| “We are 90 percent sure that he died from anthrax. He had the intestinal form of the disease, which is harder to diagnose,” the office of Yamal Governor Dmitry Kobylkin told TASS. | “We are 90 percent sure that he died from anthrax. He had the intestinal form of the disease, which is harder to diagnose,” the office of Yamal Governor Dmitry Kobylkin told TASS. |
| The governor said he had no words to express his grief over the boy’s death. | The governor said he had no words to express his grief over the boy’s death. |
| “From day one we’ve been walking the extra mile and doing everything possible to save every life. But the infection has proven to be insidious,” he said. “It returned after 75 years and claimed a child’s life.” | “From day one we’ve been walking the extra mile and doing everything possible to save every life. But the infection has proven to be insidious,” he said. “It returned after 75 years and claimed a child’s life.” |
| Eight other people treated in Salekhard were confirmed to have anthrax, the authorities said earlier on Monday. Three of them are children, the statement said. | Eight other people treated in Salekhard were confirmed to have anthrax, the authorities said earlier on Monday. Three of them are children, the statement said. |
| A total of 72 people, including 41 children, were taken to hospital after being evacuated from the remote area where the infection spread. Most of them tested negative for the disease. | A total of 72 people, including 41 children, were taken to hospital after being evacuated from the remote area where the infection spread. Most of them tested negative for the disease. |
| Yamal residents are collecting donations for the evacuees, who had to leave most of their possessions behind. Considering their nomadic lifestyle, many of them are now left with nothing except the clothes they are wearing. | Yamal residents are collecting donations for the evacuees, who had to leave most of their possessions behind. Considering their nomadic lifestyle, many of them are now left with nothing except the clothes they are wearing. |
| The ongoing anthrax outbreak is the first reported in Yamal in over seven decades. It is believed to have been triggered by a heatwave affecting the usually cold region, which may have unearthed the carcass of an animal killed by the disease. Anthrax spores can lay dormant for decades or even centuries in the earth while remaining contagious. | The ongoing anthrax outbreak is the first reported in Yamal in over seven decades. It is believed to have been triggered by a heatwave affecting the usually cold region, which may have unearthed the carcass of an animal killed by the disease. Anthrax spores can lay dormant for decades or even centuries in the earth while remaining contagious. |
| At least 1,500 reindeer from herds owned by Yamal indigenous people have died in the past several weeks from dehydration or the infection. Humans can be exposed to anthrax by eating contaminated meat, breathing in spores or getting the bacteria on broken skin while handling animal products or carcasses. | At least 1,500 reindeer from herds owned by Yamal indigenous people have died in the past several weeks from dehydration or the infection. Humans can be exposed to anthrax by eating contaminated meat, breathing in spores or getting the bacteria on broken skin while handling animal products or carcasses. |
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| Biological warfare troops and civilian emergencies specialists were deployed to the epidemic area to dispose of dead animals and eradicate pests such as rats, which can spread anthrax. A mass vaccination of the population was conducted over the last week. Livestock vaccination is currently underway with a total of 41,000 animals expected to be given anthrax vaccine doses. | Biological warfare troops and civilian emergencies specialists were deployed to the epidemic area to dispose of dead animals and eradicate pests such as rats, which can spread anthrax. A mass vaccination of the population was conducted over the last week. Livestock vaccination is currently underway with a total of 41,000 animals expected to be given anthrax vaccine doses. |
| The large area of the potential infection zone is hampering efforts, with veterinarians having to cover big distances to reach every reindeer herd. | The large area of the potential infection zone is hampering efforts, with veterinarians having to cover big distances to reach every reindeer herd. |