Fri, 16 Sep 2005

Anthrax confirmed in northeastern Montana

A natural outbreak of a non-weaponized, non-aerosol variety of anthrax, and hence not spread animal to animal. Yet look at the death rate - 15%. Read the warning to ranchers. And wonder what a few pounds of stuff from Soviet or American labs spread over, say, Montana or Nebraska could do to the cattle population.

If terrorists get bioweapons, and grow a bit sharper on military strategy, they won't be targeting Los Angles or Melbourne - think Bozeman and Perth, or the vast reaches of the Great Plains and the Outback.

HELENA, Mont. - A naturally occurring case of anthrax has caused the death of 37 cows from a single herd northwest of Culbertson, according to Dr. Tom Linfield, Montana state veterinarian.

(link) [The Prairie Star]

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