Anthrax strikes Similipal Tiger Reserve in India, one elephant dead
by Robert Herriman from Outbreak News Today on (#G91W)
Another zoo animal has died as a result of infection with the serious bacterium, Bacillus anthracis, prompting zoo officials to conduct a vaccination drive in the neighboring areas. An elephant succumbed to anthrax at the Similipal Tiger Reserve in the district of Mayurbhanj in Odisha state. According to an Odisha TV report, blood tests performed by Animal Diseases Research ["]
