Posted on 07/30/2016 9:14:33 AM PDT by lafroste
The Russian military has reportedly sent biological warfare teams to the Russian arctic in northern Siberia after at least 40 people and 1,200 reindeer died as the result of a violent and rapid spread of what is believed to be Bacillus Anthracis, more commonly known as Anthrax.
Russian officials said the infection may have started after a contaminated corpse was exposed following a warm summer in the Arctic which saw temperatures rise as high as 95 degrees Fahrenheit.
There were dramatic scenes as the Russian army’s Chemical, Radioactive and Biological Protection Corps, equipped with masks and bio-warfare protective clothing, flew to to regional capital Salekhard on a military Il-76 aircraft to deal with the emergency.
They were deployed by Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu to carry laboratory tests on the ground, detect and eliminate the focal point of the infection, and to dispose safely of dead animals.
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“As of now, there is no single diagnosis of the dangerous infection,” said a spokesman for the governor of Yamalo-Nenets, Dmitry Kobylkin.
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I’d never trust any explanation given by the Russians.
Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.
The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.
So far the false positive rate is 100%.
At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.
*sigh* Such is life, and death...
Ivan Oopskovich left the airlock open when he snuck out for a vodka.
Dispose of a body, harvest a weapon, it’s all good.
the infection may have started after a contaminated corpse was exposed following a warm summer in the Arctic which saw temperatures rise as high as 95 degrees Fahrenheit.
Global warming!!!
I knew that would be included.
“Russian officials said the infection may have started after a contaminated corpse”
Walkers!
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/plague/sverdlovsk/
Hmm this happened before, in 1979. Accidental release of airborne BA spores.
Like they say “be aware of your surroundings”! If you see bacillus anthracis spores in the air call the authorities!
Good show but not as good after writing the best thing (actress) about it out of the script.
I would imagine Dr. Rachel Scott wanted more money than they wanted to pay her.
Evidently even thinking about having a romantic relationship with Captain Chandler is the kiss of death.
I was rooting for Tex.
We have anthrax outbreaks every year....right here in the USA.
The writers couldn’t seem to make up their minds. I guess they chose Chandler after her contract negotiations turned sour.
Maybe they unearthed an alien spaceship buried under the ice for millions of years?
Human or animal?
Thanks for making the “Thing” reference, so I didn’t have to...
Or maybe just the beginning of the Zombie Apocalypse.
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