Rabies hounds Svalbard’s foxes, reindeer
No-one is sure how rabies gets to Svalbard, but the discovery of a lame reindeer suggests it is back.
March 1, 2019
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Officials in Svalbard say it is too early to declare an outbreak of rabies in the island group, but they are keeping a close watch on developments after putting down a reindeer on Wednesday that showed symptoms of the highly contagious disease.
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