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Anthrax Outbreak In Russia Thought To Be Result Of Thawing Permafrost
Topic Started: Aug 5 2016, 10:40 AM (237 Views)
Attaburnsinhell

http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2016/08/03/488400947/anthrax-outbreak-in-russia-thought-to-be-result-of-thawing-permafrost?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20160803
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Attaburnsinhell

Here's the kicker

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That means anthrax outbreaks in Siberia could occur every summer, she says. And it's not just anthrax that could be a problem.

People and animals have been buried in permafrost for centuries. There could be bodies infected with all kinds of viruses and bacteria, frozen in time. She says scientists are just starting look for it.

"So we really don't know what's buried up there," she says. "This is Pandora's box."

For example, researchers have found pieces of the 1918 Spanish flu virus in corpses buried in mass graves in Alaska's tundra. There's also likely smallpox and the bubonic plague buried in Siberia.

So the question for researchers is: Could these pathogens — like anthrax — ever be reactivated?
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Drudge X
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Knowing Russia/Soviet Union, they will sacrifice a good number of their people and then weaponize the pathogen.
Kate Steinle was separated from her family permanently but leftists didn't seem to mind.
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Drudge X
Aug 5 2016, 11:25 AM
Knowing Russia/Soviet Union, they will sacrifice a good number of their people and then weaponize the pathogen.
Why not? The US has.....
"if that **** wins we'll all hang from nooses"
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Robert Stout
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Don't buy the "beef" jerky in Russia.......... :shakeshead:
Jesus can raise the dead, but he can't fix stupid
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