Yamal reindeer get mass vaccination against anthrax
At least 658,000 animals are set to receive the vaccine, with efforts starting earlier than ever this year in hopes of preventing an outbreak like the one in 2016.
March 22, 2018
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Regional authorities in Russia’s Yamalo-Nenets region on March 12th kickstarted this year’s major immunization effort as the first teams of veterinarians moved out to remote tundra areas with bags filled up with vaccine doses against anthrax.
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