I'm going to have to keep a closer eye on anthrax; this Siberian Times report is from August 27, and it deals with a completely different outbreak, far from that in Yamal-Nenets: Ten hospitalised from Siberian village after outbreak of anthrax killed one; now fears of a spread. Excerpt:
Late on Monday there were fears of the first case from a second village in the district. Among the ten in hospital from Druzhba are two further confirmed anthrax cases, it is understood.
Five of those in Biysk hospital had contact with infected animals.
In all, 32 people are believed to have been exposed to the animals in the village, all of which are under medical supervision, say officials.
But there were reports on Monday that a man from the nearby village of Marushka has ben admitted to hospital in Biysk, showing anthrax symptoms.
'We have blood and tissue samples to analyse, but the kind of ulcers he's got all over his body let us believe that he is infected with anthrax,' said a source.
The original outbreak was centred on Druzhba, population 740, which has been largely sealed off to stop the spread of infection.
Until the report from the neighbouring village, officials seemed confident they had prevented a further spread. They also remain hopeful other villagers in Druzhba will survive.
'We have enough medicines and manpower to stop the anthrax. Now the main target is to look out for the first signs of it among the villagers, and react quickly,' said deputy governor of Altai Region, Daniil Bessarabov.
Criminal proceedings have been opened in connection with the violation of sanitary and epidemiological rules prior to the man's death.
A state of emergency was introduced last weekend after the fatality.
The man became infected from a cow, but called for medical help only a week after contracting the deadly disease, it was claimed.
By then it was too late to rescue him, reported Interfax.
