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Sverdlovsk anthrax leak
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1979 anthrax outbreak in the Soviet Union
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On 2 April 1979, spores of Bacillus anthracis (the causative agent of anthrax) were accidentally released from a Soviet Armed Forces research facility in the city of Sverdlovsk in the Soviet Union. The ensuing outbreak of the disease resulted in the deaths of at least 68 people, although the exact number of victims remains unknown. The cause of...

Date April 2, 1979
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occurrence
Countries
Soviet Union
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