Reindeer Anthrax in the Russian Arctic, 2016: Climatic Determinants of the Outbreak and Vaccination Effectiveness

• Published in: Frontiers in Veterinary Science
• Main Authors: Elena A. Liskova, Irina Y. Egorova, Yuri O. Selyaninov, Irina V. Razheva, Nadezhda A. Gladkova, Nadezhda N. Toropova, Olga I. Zakharova, Olga A. Burova, Galina V. Surkova, Svetlana M. Malkhazova, Fedor I. Korennoy, Ivan V. Iashin, Andrei A. Blokhin
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
• Subjects: anthrax; arctic; climate; outbreak; reindeer; vaccination; Veterinary medicine; SF600-1100; Arctic; Yamal Peninsula; permafrost; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2021.668420; https://doaj.org/article/db365815d4f44f049c45557174500fb2

The Yamal Peninsula in the Russian Federation experienced a massive outbreak of anthrax in reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) in July–August 2016, with 2,650 (6.46% of the total susceptible population) animals infected, of which 2,350 died (case fatality rate of 88.67%). In our study, we analyzed climatic...