Sverdlovsk’s Mysterious Anthrax Outbreak

The occurrence of strange anthracnose in Sverdlofsk In April and May 1979, deaths of unexplained contaminated meat and animals of various diseases caused widespread concern in Sverdlofsk. All victims showed signs of anthrax in the process of necropsy, and allegations on the operation of biological weapons by the Soviet government are intensifying. Because of the possibility of a global epidemic, the occurrence of anthrax in Sverdlovsk threatened the world during this period. The Sverdlofsk case is important as the origin of this broad range of bacteria is still controversial; the devastating effects of global anthrax development and the Soviet government assumption

In fact, in the largest known biological weapon accident, in 1979 anthracosis occurred in the Soviet Union of Sverdlovsk (now Yekaterinburg), sheep are 200 km from the point of release of living things in the southeastern military facilities I had anthrax at the place. It is part of the city and still restricts visitors today (see Sverdlovsk leakage of anthrax). For example, in the case of Bacillus anthracis, a small number of individuals (an individual whose immune system is compromised or who is administered a large quantity of organisms because it is close to the release point) develops within 24 to 36 hours after onset typical symptoms and signs May be indicated. (It contains approxi- mately its own chest X-ray examination, usually approved if public health authorities receive reports in a timely manner.) Estimated incubation period is about 11.8 to 12.1 days.

In 1979, a military facility near Soviet closed city Sverdlofsk released unexpectedly weaponized anthrax spores. Leakage of Sverdlofsk anthrax is sometimes called "Bio Chernobyl". According to the report, in January 2009 Algeria's al Qaeda training camp was destroyed by plague and about 40 Islamic extremists were killed. Some experts say that organizations are developing biological weapons, but a few days later, the Ministry of Health of Algeria has decidedly denied rumors that "since 2003 there have been no record of any type of plague in any area of ​​Algeria" did