Sverdlovsk Accidental Release
Also known asAccidental Release, Sverdlovsk · Release, Sverdlovsk Accidental
Definition
ANTHRAX outbreak that occurred in 1979 and was associated with a research facility in Sverdlovsk, in the Ural mountain region of central RUSSIA. Most victims worked or lived in a narrow zone extending from the facility. The zone of anthrax-caused livestock mortality paralleled the northerly wind that prevailed shortly before the outbreak. It was concluded that an escape of ANTHRAX caused outbreak.
MeSH classification
- K01.400.504.968.750
- N06.850.135.190.500
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