Dozens Hospitalized With Anthrax Contracted From Thawed WW2 Era Reindeer
Snugly below layers of ice and permafrost on the Yamal Peninsula in northern Siberia, a single reindeer carcass from the World World 2 era – host to many Anthrax spores – was just waiting for a good thaw in order to come forth and “spew anthrax.”
Anthrax-Spewing Zombie Deer
The “anthrax-spewing zombie deer” as Bloomberg calls it, was dated back to the World World 2 era. The area hasn’t seen anthrax since 1941, and was considered free from infection since the 1960s. However, the Arctic Siberian district has faced temperatures ranging from 77F to 95F for over a month. It is believed that when the permafrost melted, it exposed an old, infected carcass allowing bacteria “spores” to travel.
Anthrax is not just a biowarfare agent – it is a naturally occurring bacteria called Bacillus anthracis and used to commonly infect animals and humans that handled animals. Antibiotics can treat inhalation anthrax if caught early enough.
Treehugger reports the sad results of the outbreak:
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