Sverdlovsk Accidental Release

Sverdlovskkatastrofen

Engelsk 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.

Svenska synonymer

Sverdlovskolycka

Engelska synonymer

Accidental Release, Sverdlovsk Release, Sverdlovsk Accidental