Anthrax -- Russia
Remote herders from 45 families get new animals to rebuild herds decimated by 'zombie' anthrax infection. A USD 600 000 programme has seen the replacement of all the infected reindeer killed by the reawakening of decades-old deadly anthrax in thawing permafrost.
Three separate outbreaks of anthrax this summer in the Yamalo-Nenets region killed one boy, almost 2400 reindeer, and several dogs. All the new 'Christmas deer' are from Yamal, and unaffected by the infection. A separate programme
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