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PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax – India (18): (OR) elephants, susp, RFI

Anthrax -- IndiaOn [Sun 12 Jun 2016], 3 elephants, including a calf, died at Asurkhol in Prabhasuni reserve forest in Deogarh [Debagarh] district [Odisha state], due to suspected anthrax infection. 7 elephants have died of different causes in the past one week.The locals discovered the carcasses of the pachyderms inside the reserve forest and informed the forest personnel. "There are strong reasons to believe that the animals died of anthrax. There was nasal and anal bleeding indicating anthrax infection. Read more [...]